Evaluation of the Career Transition Assistance program finds it improved digital literacy, confidence, and job search skills among mature-age job seekers. While employment outcomes lagged comparison groups initially, participants closed the gap over time. The program’s group-based delivery and tailored support were highly valued, though employer engagement and referrals require strengthening.

The Transition to Retirement Income Streams (TRIS) program is a novel approach to incentivise the labour supply of older workers. This paper considers the effect of the program in the context of a life cycle model and empirically examines the effects on labour supply and earnings.

In this paper, the authors argue that COVID-19 has highlighted that existing policies do not meet the needs of people who face entrenched disadvantage.

Analysis of interviews with mature age jobseekers showed that there is disjunction between what these jobseekers say they need from employment services and what they get.

In a changed labour market and with an ageing population, understanding the attitudes and needs of employers is vital to assisting unemployed older Australians to get and keep jobs.