The reality for most people approaching retirement is that they will probably be swapping a full-time career job for a life which is part retirement and part work. There are lots of benefits in this new ‘norm’. The additional money will help fund a retirement […]
A recent article in the New Daily again raised the issue of older workers being sacked because of their age. This is just another example of an issue that is both unfair and short sighted on the part of industry. The other side of this […]
A recent article in the New Daily again raised the issue of older workers being sacked because of their age. This is just another example of an issue that is both unfair and short sighted on the part of industry. The other side of this […]
We were recently asked to give pre -retirement seminars to the road maintenance workers at a Leightons / Boral depot in Sydney recently. This involved running seminars to tie in with shift timings, which meant presenting at 7am and 9pm. While it wasn’t the kind […]
The idea of working till your retirement age and then collecting your gold watch and never working again went out with the last century. The new norm is to leave your career and then move into a life of part time work and part time […]
A combination of increased lifespan, the Age Pension being gradually raised to 70 and the financial benefits of working in retirement all mean that we are seeing lots of people in their 50s & 60s looking for full or part time work. This trend is […]
Locating or creating the right opportunity, could ultimately lead to a pay cheque. ____________________________________________________________________ Volunteering offers many benefits to both the volunteers and the people receiving the service. It can also put you on the path to landing a paying job. If you are interested […]
We’ve been saying for years that a successful retirement is about more than good money management. We asked all of the people who receive our regular newsletters to rate what they think are the most important issues and here’s what they told us in a […]
Joe Hockey in Adelaide. ‘It is hugely important … giving people the chance to work longer’. Picture: Roy VanDerVegt Source: News Corp Australia The Weekend Australian of May 2-3 reported on the Federal Government’s plans to boost the workforce participation rate of older workers while […]
The Federal Government has announced that employers would be paid an incentive fee to hire older workers. From July 1, employers will be paid $1000 to hire unemployed people 50 or over in a bid to reduce discrimination against older job seekers. While the financial […]