Research
The Business, Work and Ageing Centre for Research is a leading national and international centre of excellence concerned with the implications of population ageing for economies and workplaces. Our research aims to put the issue of workforce ageing in context, considering the range of economic and social forces that affect individuals and organisations.
Our research also extends beyond narrow disciplinary boundaries, drawing upon expertise in the fields of management, applied psychology, sociology, social policy, medicine and occupational health and safety.
Some of our current projects include:
- METEOR for older workers With funding from the VicHealth Public Health Research Fellowship and the Wicking Trust, the METEOR project applies the Finnish model of workability to create and sustain employment pathways for older workers. Particular focus on the aged care industry.
- Redesigning Work for an Ageing Society This ARC Linkages Project involves interdisciplinary research, including health and social sciences, occupational health and safety, business and research into healthy and productive ageing. The project will adapt the Finninsh "Work Ability" model for the Australian context
- Retiring Women project This ARC Linkages Project aims to understand the factors that contribute to women's choices about when and how to retire
- Working Late The ARC-funded "Working Late" project is concerned with the management of Australian labour supply against the backdrop of demographic change and the restructuring of industry.
- Workforce Ageing in the New Economy (WANE) Funded by the social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSRHC) from 2002-2006, this international project is a cross-national study of the IT workforce in new economy small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in Canada, the US, European Union and Australia. WANE examines how IT workers can maintain productive employment in IT across their working lives in the 'new economy'.