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Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination Against Older Australians and Australians with Disability (2016)
2016
The right to work is a fundamental human right, but one that far too many older people and people with disability in Australia do not enjoy.
As Australia’s Age and Disability Discrimination...
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Willing to Work: Healthy Ageing Paper
This paper expands on the evidence presented in the Willing to Work Inquiry regarding the link between health and workforce participation. As a critical factor of ongoing workforce participation it is important to analyse how improvements in health...
2016
A qualitative study of employment discrimination against older Australians
In 2015 the Australian Human Rights Commission engaged EY Sweeney to conduct qualitative research to supplement the 2014 quantitative national prevalence survey.
2016
Euthanasia, human rights and the law
This issues paper explores voluntary euthanasia. It is not intended to be exhaustive, however it aims to add to considerations of this very complex and sensitive topic through analysis of the domestic regulatory environment relating to both passive...
2016
Older Australians at Work Summit
A key task of the Older Australians at Work Summit was to investigate what is stopping older people from
continuing to contribute within the workplace, and how to get rid of those barriers. The summit provided an
opportunity for academics, HR...
2015
Issues paper: Employment discrimination against older Australians
This Paper is the one of two Issues Papers for the Willing to Work: National Inquiry into Employment Discrimination against Older Australians and Australians with Disability. This paper focuses on issues facing older Australians, while the other...
2015
National prevalence survey of age discrimination in the workplace 2015
Foreword
The longevity revolution is underway, inexorably.The number of Australians aged 65 and over is projected to more than double by 2055, when there will be around 40,000 people aged 100 and over. Life expectancy continues to increase. In...
2015
Your Rights at Retirement
Your Rights At Retirement: A guide to making decisions and navigating your entitlements in later life. This booklet helps you to navigate the different phases of ageing. It covers topics from setting up a retirement budget through to considering...
2013
Fact or fiction? Stereotypes of older Australians Research Report 2013
The growth in the number of older Australians provides significant benefits and opportunities for Australia. For example, older Australians are a large and growing consumer market for an extensive range of products and services. Research also shows...
2013
Increasing participation among older workers: The grey army advances
On Monday 3 September 2012, the Commissioner hosted the Older workers and business growth: harnessing the productivity potential of older Australians conference. A report we had commissioned from Deloitte Access Economics called Increasing...
2012
A human rights approach for ageing and health - Respect and choice: home based and residential care for older people
This position paper outlines a human rights approach for the implementation of the aged care reforms.
2012