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Older workers
— can they succeed in the job market? |
| Author(s) | Sol Encel, Helen Studencki |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 23.1, March 2004 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, March 2004 |
| Pages | pp 33-37 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Employment of older people ; Unemployment ; Recruitment ; Ageism ; Social surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Factors conducive to success in the labour market for mature age workers are examined. Three Australian job network providers (Mission Employment, Salvation Army Employment Plus and Work Ventures Inc) were approached and agreed to provide addresses of clients aged 45+. 700 questionnaires were despatched anonymously with the co-operation of the three organisations. A small number of follow-up interviews were also conducted with survey respondents who agreed to be interviewed. Several interviews were also conducted with staff at the agencies. 163 questionnaires (23%) were returned. Of these respondents, 82 were employed at the time and 83 unemployed. Of the employed, 48 had obtained jobs either through answering advertisements or through personal contacts. Only 19 had obtained employment through a job network agency. Age discrimination stands out as the major obstacle to re-employment for older workers. The authors conclude that early intervention is essential, as the chances of re-employment decline steadily with the duration of unemployment. Personal connections and specialised skills are more important than the activities of job netwerk agencies. Job seekers are also handicapped by inflexibility in relation to training, travel to new location and acceptance of a different kind of job. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040719202 A |
| Classmark | GC: WH6: WK6: B:TOB: 3F: 7YA |
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