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abstract: 'Objectives: To identify and track the progress of mature age workers who
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have overcome barriers associated with their age. To identify factors
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contributing to successful employment outcomes for older workers. To
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evaluate the success rate of service providers in facilitating access to
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the labour market for older workers.
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Methods: Three job network providers were approached: Mission
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Employment, Salvation Army Employment Plus and Work Ventures Inc. All
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three agreed to provide addresses of clients aged 45 years and over to
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be reached through a mail questionnaire. A total of 700 questionnaires
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were dispatched anonymously with the cooperation of these three
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organisations. A small number of follow-up interviews were also
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conducted with survey respondents who indicated their willingness to be
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interviewed, and had signed a consent form for this purpose. Several
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interviews were also conducted with staff at the three cooperating
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agencies.
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Results: Of the 700 questionnaires dispatched, 163 were returned, giving
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a response rate of 23\%. Among the respondents, 82 were employed at the
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time and 81 were unemployed. There were approximately equal responses
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from men and women. Of the 82 employed persons, 48 had obtained jobs
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either through answering advertisements or through personal contacts.
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Only 19 had obtained employment through a job network agency. The most
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important barrier to employment was identified as age, followed by lack
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of specialised skills.
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Conclusions: Early intervention is essential. The chances of
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re-employment decline steadily with the duration of unemployment. Age
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discrimination stands out as the major obstacle to re-employment for
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older workers. Personal connections and specialised skills are more
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important than the activities of job network agencies. Job seekers are
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also handicapped by inflexibility in relation to training, travel to new
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locations, and acceptance of a different kind of job.'
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affiliation: 'Encel, S (Corresponding Author), Univ New S Wales, Social Policy Res
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Ctr, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Encel, Sol; Studencki, Helen, Univ New S Wales, Social Policy Res Ctr, Sydney, NSW,
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Australia.'
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author: Encel, Sol and Studencki, Helen
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author-email: s.encel@unsw.edu.au
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author_list:
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- family: Encel
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given: Sol
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- family: Studencki
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given: Helen
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2004.00006.x
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files: []
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issn: 1440-6381
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journal: AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING
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keywords: discrimination; mature-age workers; unemployment
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language: English
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month: MAR
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number: '1'
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number-of-cited-references: '10'
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pages: 33-37
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papis_id: 4c43e1ad0280c6b35f7359963c0cdd05
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ref: Encel2004olderworkers
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times-cited: '16'
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title: 'Older workers: can they succeed in the job market?'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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unique-id: WOS:000208438200007
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '6'
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volume: '23'
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web-of-science-categories: Geriatrics \& Gerontology; Gerontology
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year: '2004'
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