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This paper, based on an ad hoc survey of the conditions of employment for older workers, examines retirement policies and re-employment practices of firms and their attitude towards employing mature workers. In the paper, the terms 'mature workers' and 'older workers' refer to workers aged over 40 and 50 respectively. Highlights include: attesting to the importance of continual education and training, mature workers remain employable mainly due to their relevant skills and work experience; and among firms that did not employ mature workers, the most common barrier cited against employing workers in their 50s and 60s was their inability to meet the physical demands of the job.