Abstract
A National Vocational Education and Training Research and Evaluation Program Report
With life expectancy increasing, and changes to public policy aimed at encouraging older workers to stay in the workforce, the conditions under which people decide to retire have changed in recent years. This report describes the characteristics of those who continue to work beyond the age of 65. The findings show that two groups of workers, in terms of their educational qualifications, are more likely to remain working—the most and least educated—while labour force participation of those with vocational qualifications declines.
With life expectancy increasing, and changes to public policy aimed at encouraging older workers to stay in the workforce, the conditions under which people decide to retire have changed in recent years. This report describes the characteristics of those who continue to work beyond the age of 65. The findings show that two groups of workers, in terms of their educational qualifications, are more likely to remain working—the most and least educated—while labour force participation of those with vocational qualifications declines.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Adelaide |
| Publisher | National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) |
| Commissioning body | National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) |
| Number of pages | 53 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978 1 921809 24 8 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978 1 921809 25 5 |
| Publication status | Published - 28 Oct 2010 |