The following sites provide further assistance on issues associated with the ageing workforce, both in Australia and overseas.

AUSTRALIA

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Information: Statistics and trends on mature-age workers.

Australian Bureau of Statistics

Information: Statistics and trends on mature-age workers.

Council on the Ageing (Australia)

Information: Report 'The Economics of the Ageing Population: The Role of Mature Age Employment' presented to the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia Seminar: Australia's ageing population, economic implications, contribution of extended working lives, retirement, statistics, projections and analysis.

Councils on the Ageing and National Seniors Association partnership

Information: Age discrimination, mature-age population and workforce, adult learning and technology, vocational training, media releases, press articles, policy.

Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Government of Western Australia

Information: Mature-age employment strategy.

Department of Education, Science and Training

Information: Training, education and employment of mature-age workers, characteristics, barriers, employment strategies, research.

Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Information: Business benefits of employing mature-age workers, advice for business and jobseekers.

Department of Family and Community Services 'Mature Age Workers Employer Survey'

Information: Factors involved in recruitment of mature-age workers with the aim of developing policy to address long-term unemployment.

Depend on Mature Experience, a not-for-profit employment organisation for workers aged over 40.

Information: Myths, employment strategies, employer advice.

http://diversityatwork.com.au promotes diversity in the workplace.

Information: Fact sheets, statistics, discrimination, business case for diversity.

Department of Health and Ageing

Information: Employment for mature-age workers issues paper, longer-term social and economic implications of ageing workforce.

HRM Guide Network is a series of linked networks providing advice on human resource management.

Information: Age discrimination, trends, policy.

Jobwise is a website managed by the Working Age Policy Group of the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. Its aim is to improve the labour force participation of mature-age Australians as part of the key strategy for managing the impact of demographic change.

Information: Facts and figures, success stories, age discrimination, strategies for business and jobseekers.

Melbourne Institute

Information: Retirement intentions of mature-age workers.

Northern Territory Government

Information: Workplace diversity, business case, recruitment and retention, flexible work practices.

Office of Senior Victorians, Department for Victorian Communities

Information: Programs to counter stereotypes and age discrimination, links to projects, seminars and policy on the ageing workforce.

The Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership inquiry into mature-age workers.

Information: Barriers and disincentives; employment, education and training; communication.

Queensland Government

Information: Discussion papers, statistics, trends on population and workforce ageing.

South Australian Network for Research on Ageing

Information: Statistics, trends, occasional papers, research projects on ageing.

Victorian Government

Information: Government programs for disadvantaged jobseekers, links to State and Federal Government websites.

EUROPE

European Union Employment and Social Affairs Employment Analysis

Information: Business case for increasing labour force participation of older workers and delaying exit from workforce, statistics, projections.

Time Magazine Europe

Information: Age discrimination, statistics, employment strategies, links to web resources for mature-age workers.

FINLAND

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health is a research organisation that specialises in occupational health and safety. Professor Juhani Ilmarinen from the Institute is recognised as an expert in the field of mature-age workers. Check the web for sites linked to his work.

Information: Training and skills of older workers, employment strategies, retirement, benefits of age-diverse workforce.

JAPAN

Asia Monthly, Japan Research Institute Limited

Information: Rapid demographic change, falling fertility rates, impact on East Asian labour force

NEW ZEALAND

Age Concern New Zealand Inc is a not-for-profit charitable organisation that promotes positive ageing.

Information: Myths and stereotypes, positive ageing strategies.

UK

Age Concern supports people aged 50+ in the UK.

Information: Services, government policy, research, fact sheets, initiatives, job opportunities.

The Employers Forum on Age is an independent network of leading employers who recognise the value of an age diverse workforce.

Information: Business case for age diversity, facts and figures.

FiftyOn promotes strategies for work-life balance for over 50s.

Information: Ageism, age diversity, age discrimination, skills shortage.

Maturity Works focuses exclusively on the needs of older workers. It promotes better recruitment practice to employers, and assists older workers with access to opportunities.

Information: Advice for employers and employees on age discrimination, employment information, news and articles, case studies.

New Deal program run by the UK Department for Work and Pensions.

Information: Training, policy, statistics, reports.

Third Age Employment Network promotes benefits of lifelong learning.

Information: News, press releases, surveys.

University of Bradford School of Lifelong Education and Development.

Information: Age discrimination, employer attitudes and practices, discounting negative stereotypes of older workers.

University of Oxford

Information: Ageing society statistics, trends, economic implications, labour shortages, family structures.

USA

American Association of Retired Persons for older Americans.

Information: Policy, research, strategies for employers on recruiting, retraining and retraining older workers, flexible workplace arrangements.

Committee for Economic Development promotes US economic growth.

Information: Research and policy implication of ageing workforce.

Experience Works focuses on training and employment for low-income seniors.

Information: Training, news, fact sheets.

International Labour Organization is a specialised UN agency that promotes social justice, human rights and labour rights.

Information: Workforce age discrimination, policy and practices to promote employment of older workers.

National Council on the Ageing promotes vital ageing.

Information: Resources for employers and mature workers, training materials, strategies.

INTERNATIONAL

Adecco press release.

Information: Effects of the ageing workforce in mature economies, business case for employing mature-age workers, statistical information on the European Union, Denmark, France, Sweden, UK and USA.

Management Issues

Information: Statistics, flexible workplace practices, benefits of mature-age workers in UK, Europe, USA.

The Mature Market is an international network of independent companies that specialise in the seniors market.

Information: Ageing workforce, best practice for mature-age workers, retirement, new products and services, interviews with market leaders, examples of trends, training, books, market reports.