In South Australia, the average age of the worforce (all sectors) is about 43 years old. The average age of the Public Sector workforce is about 46 years old.
Recent research has shown that men are leaving the full time workforce at an earlier age than ever before (between 55 and 58 years old. Presumably they have good superannuation!
However, there are increasing numbers of jobs in South Australia.
It is not hard to see the problem - skills are being lost to the workforce at a faster rate than can be replaced. There does not seem to be a sense of urgency about it in Government or in industry in general.
I would be interested to hear your ideas about how this might be addressed.
The other aspect to the aging workforce is that more and more workers are suffering work related injuries as a result of the combined effects of aging and the requirements of the job.
The two fastest growing injury types are sprain and strain injuries and stress (psychological injury). The cost of workers compensation is enormous for these types of injuries alone, never mind the other kinds of injuries that employees sustain.
Do you have any ideas about how the workplace can be made safer for older employees?
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From Australia, Ballarat
12Recent research has shown that men are leaving the full time workforce at an earlier age than ever before (between 55 and 58 years old. Presumably they have good superannuation!
However, there are increasing numbers of jobs in South Australia.
It is not hard to see the problem - skills are being lost to the workforce at a faster rate than can be replaced. There does not seem to be a sense of urgency about it in Government or in industry in general.
I would be interested to hear your ideas about how this might be addressed.
The other aspect to the aging workforce is that more and more workers are suffering work related injuries as a result of the combined effects of aging and the requirements of the job.
The two fastest growing injury types are sprain and strain injuries and stress (psychological injury). The cost of workers compensation is enormous for these types of injuries alone, never mind the other kinds of injuries that employees sustain.
Do you have any ideas about how the workplace can be made safer for older employees?
PROGRESS ENTERPRISE
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From Australia, Ballarat
Hi Numerouno
Maybe I should move to Australia, can you find me a job there....
Okay jokes apart....
In India specially in Secretriate and Public sector, the workforce is quite old [agewise] and they try to get extention to their retirement.... So can hardly say that they retire younger...
Though when the company is giving supper annuation / VRS lots of people do retire younger but this is done, when the company wants to reduce the workforce, and not to replace the workforce with the younger generation...
Though this might be true for Australia, here in India, else then some selected industries, the workforce is available in greater quantity than actually required....
But I think that is more because of India still being a Developing Country.... Maybe in a decade or two even we might face a similar problem
From India, Ahmadabad
Maybe I should move to Australia, can you find me a job there....
Okay jokes apart....
In India specially in Secretriate and Public sector, the workforce is quite old [agewise] and they try to get extention to their retirement.... So can hardly say that they retire younger...
Though when the company is giving supper annuation / VRS lots of people do retire younger but this is done, when the company wants to reduce the workforce, and not to replace the workforce with the younger generation...
Though this might be true for Australia, here in India, else then some selected industries, the workforce is available in greater quantity than actually required....
But I think that is more because of India still being a Developing Country.... Maybe in a decade or two even we might face a similar problem
From India, Ahmadabad
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