School of Social and Political Sciences - Research Publications

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Working for everyone? Enhancing employment services for mature age jobseekers

Bowman, D ; Randrianarisoa, A ; Wickramasinghe, S (Brotherhood of St. Laurence, 2018)

Building on previous research about mature age workforce participation, the Enhancing employment services for mature age jobseekers study explored how jobactive employment services might better assist mature age jobseekers. The study entailed interviews with mature age jobseekers, jobactive staff and employers in four Victorian employment regions with high rates of mature age unemployment.
Improving the health of older aged care workers

Hart, A ; Bowman, D ; Mallett, S (Brotherhood of St Laurence, 2019)

As part of the Working Well, Working Wisely study, researchers from the Brotherhood of St Laurence and the University of Melbourne investigated the health concerns of older workers in the aged care sector. We focused on ‘pink-collar’ workers, that is, care-related roles requiring less than a bachelor’s degree qualification.
Too old to work, too young to retire

Mcgann, M ; BOWMAN, D ; Kimberley, H ; Biggs, S (Brotherhood of St Laurence, 2015)