Employing and Retaining Older Workers

The Australian HR Institute (AHRI) is proud to partner for a fifth time with the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on this important report which provides insights into the employment climate for older workers and the shift in perceptions around Australia’s ageing workforce.

The survey data in this report provides an update on the employment of older workers against time series data from 2014, 2018 and 2021.

This year, the survey highlights trends around elevated employee shortages, a sharp fall in the increase in employment levels of older workers over the past year and evidence of ageist employment practices in some Australian workplaces.

Official data shows that from the mid-1990s through to the pandemic, the participation rate for people aged 55 years and over had been increasing in Australia, with the workforce participation rate for people aged between 55 and 64 years increasing from 44.8% in February 1995 to 69.4% in February 2023.