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Managing an Ageing Workforce by Judy Jankovics,Training & Corporate Health Specialist

There is no doubt that the Australian workforce is ageing. The proportion of older people in the population is increasing and we are remaining at work longer to meet the demands of the cost of living. When you consider that the 45-plus age group which comprised 32% of the workforce in the 1980s has now reached up to 85% in the last 10 years, employers can’t control the reality of the future workforce composition. The challenge for employers is how to proactively manage their ageing workers to minimise the potential for workplace psychological and physical illness and injury. So…what can you do? Let’s start by exploring some of the changes the ageing body goes through to understand how this may impact on workplace health and then consider some management strategies to adopt to address the problem.

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