Demographic shifts are predictable, but pension reforms fail when politics triumphs over economics.
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Indigenous Australians’ median age at death is still just 63. That’s four years short of the age pension – let alone being able to enjoy a long retirement.
Many Americans seem to prefer to keep working well past retirement age, but it’s not clear whether the choice is motivated by the need to keep earning money or the desire to continue being productive.
By 2100, China’s population will likely be half its current size. It will also be a lot older, with fewer working-age men and women.
Research shows that companies led by CEOs over 65 tend to underperform in the stock market.
Increasing life expectancy and falling birthrates means many of us may have to keep working until beyond 71 years of age.
Older workers can struggle as much with work-life balance as their younger counterparts. But employers need to avoid treating them as a single group – their needs are surprisingly diverse.
Planned legal changes could make it easier for people to take workplace discrimination cases to court by eliminating often prohibitive costs.
Many years beyond the average American retirement age, politicians vie for power and influence. Their constituents tend to prefer they step back and pass the torch to younger people.
As hip-hop turns 50, an unfortunate reality is that so many of its pioneering artists never live to see much more than 50 years themselves, a professor of hip-hop writes.
Lifting Australia’s retirement age happened with little protest. But it hits some more than others: especially Indigenous men and women, and tens of thousands of older people pushed onto JobSeeker.
Unlocking the full potential of retirement: embracing fun, connections and new experiences.
Australian retirees can keep stashing away more superannuation, unused, for another year, even though the crisis prompting the concession has passed. The big winners? Rich retirees and their kids.
Kenya faces the dilemma of an ageing workforce. The problem can be addressed by developing a strategic workforce plan for employees.
A study of a retirement program in China found that people who retired early suffered significant cognitive decline that put them at risk of early onset of dementia.
For people who worked manual jobs (such as electricians or carers), this number was even lower.
The federal government wants more older people to keep working. Our research suggests this requires dramatically reconfiguring work options.
The Canadian workforce is aging. At the same time, we’re facing a skills shortage. Keeping older workers on the job past 65 is an obvious solution but the federal parties are silent on the topic.
The ruling suggests there is an enduring disregard for one of the most vulnerable groups in today’s society: older women.
New research finds that people who live in areas with high unemployment in their youth are more likely to retire early.
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