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MATURE AGE WORKERS
Various studies have demonstrated that mature age workers add extra value to their organisations. The benefits of employing mature age workers include:
- Mature age worker will increasingly match the client profile of customer-focused businesses as Australia's population ages
- Mature age workers are loyal to their employers, remaining with their current employer 2.4 times longer than younger workers
- Mature age workers can be more adaptable to new conditions than younger employees and often initiate workplace changes
- Mature age workers have as much desire to learn and experience new thing as their younger co-workers
- The accumulated experience of mature age workers allow them to have a reduced risk of accident- related injuries and lower levels of absenteeism
- Mature age workers' corporate knowledge reflects an organisation's learning, and their role in mentoring younger workers and transferring that knowledge may be critical to business sustainability
- Mature age workers deliver higher quality performance, which encourages younger employees to improve
- Mature age workers are often more flexible with their working hours and conditions, and they have good coping skills when working arrangements and situation change.
- Most studies have found that mature age workers tend to be committed to their organisations and have high morale and positive feelings about their jobs.
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