Our latest research shows supporting retirement-age workers would bring 125,000 more people into the workforce
Standing in their way are barriers to quality training, with half of all respondents concerned about the cost and time involved. Thirty-three percent said they were not sure what courses and opportunities are available.Seventy-seven percent of respondents said they experienced age-based stereotyping at work.
This is consistent with research done by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission onThe entrenched assumption that this group is eager to leave the workforce and is not as valuable as younger cohorts is misconceived and must be addressed. We have a real opportunity to address these barriers, in the same way change has been implemented for other generations and cohorts.
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