A Guide to Managing an Ageing Workforce - Public Sector ...

Contents
2
Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
1. The Facts of Workforce Ageing .............................................................................................................. 4
2. Meeting the Challenge.............................................................................................................................. 7
3. Strategic Age Management Process....................................................................................................... 8
3.1 Attract an Age-diverse Workforce......................................................................................................... 10
3.2 Promote an Age-inclusive Culture........................................................................................................ 12
3.3 Reward & Recognition for all Ages....................................................................................................... 14
3.4 Learning and Development for all Employees..................................................................................... 16
3.5 Flexible Work Practices.......................................................................................................................... 18
3.6 Health and Wellbeing.............................................................................................................................. 21
4. Plan and Implement the Strategy ......................................................................................................... 23
5. Monitor and evaluate.............................................................................................................................. 25
Appendix A – Example Flowchart to Implement Age-diverse strategies........................................................ 26
Appendix B – Agency Age-diverse Assessment............................................................................................... 27
Appendix C - Sample Reward and Recognition Model (Main Roads Western Australia).............................. 33
Appendix D - Project Plan................................................................................................................................... 35
Appendix E - Program Strategy Template......................................................................................................... 38
Appendix F - Better Practice Examples............................................................................................................. 39
Endnotes............................................................................................................................................................... 46
A Guide to Managing an Ageing Workforce
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