Overview

The NZ work-force is greying, becoming more female, and will stop expanding by about 2030.  Older workers will have a profound effect on the labour market as ageing will affect the size, characteristics and possibly the productivity of the NZ workforce.

The ageing of the NZ population will raise a number of labour market issues that have important implications for policy development and service delivery, including:

• Age discrimination and employability
• Future work place needs and access to services
• Productivity performance and continued labour market participation
• Changing demands for goods and services
• Immigration
• The interface between technology and human services
• Workplace health and safety

The Department of Labour is developing a new work stream focusing on ageing population and older workers issues.  This work stream contributes to achieving the Department’s outcome through New Zealand workplaces.

This work stream has two objectives:

• Influence thinking and enhance the quality of debate and policy development cross government and with our social partners
• Focus and consolidate Work Directions, departmental and potentially cross-Government research and analysis activities

Please contact us for more information.