Job search experiences of older workers
This study, first published in 1995, examines the experiences of older people looking for work. It demonstrates that many older people still experience difficulties in finding and keeping work, despite anti-discrimination legislation. The study includes a number of case studies based on individual interviews with people aged from their mid-forties to 80 years of age who became unemployed and attempted to re-enter the workforce. The study also sought employers who were willing to consider employing older workers and these case studies are also included. The research supports the view that age s ... Show more
Authors: Studencki, Helen; Encel, Sol
New South Wales. NSW Consultative Committee on Ageing (NSWCCOA)
Published: Sydney, New South Wales, NSW Consultative Committee on Ageing, 1996
Resource type: Government report or paper
Physical description: 57 p.
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