Tackling hidden issues for older workers delivers wide-ranging returns Ruth Williams, University of Melbourne The latest ABS labour force statistics show a steady trend developing. Both the unemployment rate at 6.1% and the participation rate at 65% have remained stable since March 2015. This smooth trend bodes well for Australia as a whole. However, as […]
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Worked to death? Lack of control over high-stress jobs can lead to early grave (Study)
Aacademic research has found that having greater control over your job can help you manage work-related stress. But it’s never suggested that it was a matter of life and death — until now. New research from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business finds that those in high-stress jobs with little control over their workflow […]
Knowledge lost as older workers leave workforce
According to the HR Pulse study released last week by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI), less than a quarter of the respondents to a survey on older workers say that their organisation takes routine steps to capture the knowledge of the workers as they transition out of the workforce. With the large number of […]