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Re-skilling mature workers – what skills will they really need in the future?
Hunter Leonard | October 30, 2022For some, it is a little insulting after 25 or 30 years in the workforce to be told you now need to re-skill in order to keep your
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Taking the lead on Age Inclusion
Hunter Leonard | July 22, 2022As our population ages and we live and work longer, programs to bring mature workers and other staff together to learn from each other are clearly going to be crucial for
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Putting diversity, inclusion front and centre
Hunter Leonard | April 13, 2022If you review the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) statements on the websites of many leading organisations, you’re bound to find it difficult to find any mention of
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We’re all in the same aging rowboat
Hunter Leonard | November 16, 2021Let us consider an analogy for our ageing population for a moment.
It’s a little dark but bear with me, because there is light at the end
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A costly budget mistake laid bare
Hunter Leonard | October 7, 2020It was with dismay that I read through budget summaries this morning to find a complete disregard for the mature worker in what has been called a ‘once in a
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Stop looking for a job, create an income: advice for mature job seekers
Hunter Leonard | September 8, 2020With the rapid changes in the structure of the employment market, mature job seekers need to be more agile in their thinking about work. Experts around the world are predicting that
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The headlong flight into self employment: what is waiting for mature age workers in the future?
Hunter Leonard | August 27, 2020Whilst millennials are used to the idea of regular changes to jobs, and perhaps more exposed to the idea of the gig economy, mature workers - baby boomers
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Stop looking for a job, and create an income: advice for mature job seekers
Hunter Leonard | August 21, 2020With the rapid changes in the structure of the employment market, mature job seekers need to be more agile in their thinking about work, Hunter Leonard of Silver & Wise
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The mature age unemployment gap
Hunter Leonard | August 12, 2020We are heading into a perfect storm for the mature age workers of our society, consisting of the triple whammy of ageism, coronavirus and poor preparation, according to Hunter