Policy Dialogue on Mature Workers in Organisations: Emerging Policy Issues for a Productive Future
Date: 10 June 2021*
Time: 9:00 - 16:45 (AEST)
Venue: Molonglo Theatre, JG Crawford Building 132, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra
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Jointly presented by CEPAR and the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA) in the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU, the Policy Dialogue will bring together Australian and international experts, policymakers, industry representatives and researchers to consider current and future challenges of the ageing workforce.
Some of the topics for discussion include:
- Workforce demographics: Shifts in mature workforce participation and employment
- Policy contexts for a changing world: Regulatory context in Australia and innovations at the workplace level
- International lessons and experiences
- A healthy and high performing mature workforce: Inclusion, individualisation and integration strategies in Australian workplaces
- COVID-19 and mature workers
- Opportunities and challenges and responses for policy development and implementation
CEPAR has also published a new research brief - Tapping into Australia’s ageing workforce: Insights from recent research - which is launched at the Policy Dialogue on 10 June. The brief presents the newest research insights and trends about Australia’s ageing workforce. Read the research brief here.
Please register for one of the following registration types:*
(1) registration for the on-site in person event, held in a COVIDsafe environment (places are limited as per the university and government advice)
(2) registration for the online live-stream
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Program (subject to minor change)
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TIME (AEST) |
Venue: Molonglo Theatre, ANU, Canberra (and online live-stream) |
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8:30 – 9:00 |
Arrival and Registration check-in |
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9:00 – 9:15 9:00 - 9:05 9:05 - 9:15 |
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS John Piggott AO, CEPAR Director, UNSW Sydney Professor Sharon Bell AM, Interim Dean ANU College of Asia & the Pacific |
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9:15 – 10:30
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MACRO CONTEXT Chair: Warwick McKibbin AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Professor of Public Policy, CAMA Director, ANU |
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9:15– 9:35
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Workforce demographics: Shifts in mature workforce participation and employment Rafal Chomik, CEPAR Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney |
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9:35 – 9:55
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Policy contexts for a changing world: The regulatory context in Australia and innovations at the workplace level Marian Baird AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Professor of Gender and Employment Relations, The University of Sydney |
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| 9:55 – 10:10 | Comments by Mark Cully, First Assistant Secretary, Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Division, Macroeconomic Group, The Treasury | |
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10:10 – 10:30 |
Q&A session: Perspectives on mature workforce participation and employment Mark Cully, First Assistant Secretary, Macroeconomic Analysis and Policy Division, Macroeconomic Group, The Treasury Marian Baird AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Professor of Gender and Employment Relations, The University of Sydney Rafal Chomik, CEPAR Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Sydney |
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10:30 -11:00 |
Morning Tea |
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11:00 – 11:45
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INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE SESSION Chair: Marian Baird AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Professor of Gender and Employment Relations, The University of Sydney |
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11:00 – 11:30
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International lessons and experiences Linda Duxbury, Chancellor’s Professor, Management, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University, Canada |
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11:30 – 11:45 |
Q&A session |
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11:45 – 13:00 |
Lunch |
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13:00 – 14:30 |
MICRO CONTEXT Chair: Renée Fry-McKibbin, Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University |
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13:00 – 13:30
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A healthy and high performing mature workforce: Inclusion, individualisation and integration strategies in Australian workplaces Sharon Parker, CEPAR Chief Investigator, ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Curtin University |
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13:30 – 13:50
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COVID-19 and mature workers Daniela Andrei, CEPAR Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University |
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13:50 – 14:05 |
Working Well, Working Wisely: How do we make longer working lives feasible and fair? Christine Heyes LaBond, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University |
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14:05 – 14:20 |
Comments by Tim Rawlings, Director, Skills for Australia, PwC |
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14:20 – 14:30 |
Q&A session: Perspectives on the mature workforce Tim Rawlings, Director, Skills for Australia, PwC Sharon Parker, CEPAR Chief Investigator, ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Curtin University Daniela Andrei, CEPAR Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University Jane Chong, CEPAR Research Fellow, Curtin University Christine Heyes LaBond, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Afternoon Tea |
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15:00 – 15:30
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INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE Chair: Sharon Parker, CEPAR Chief Investigator, ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Curtin University |
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15:00 – 15:20
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Workplace interventions to support an ageing workforce: International lessons and evidence Donald Truxillo, CEPAR Associate Investigator, Professor, Department of Work and Employment Studies, Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick, UK |
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15:20 – 15:30 |
Q&A session |
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15:30 – 16:30
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BRINGING THE MACRO/POLICY AND THE MICRO/PRACTICE TOGETHER - A PANEL SESSION Chair: Marian Baird AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Professor of Gender and Employment Relations, The University of Sydney The Hon Kay Patterson AO, Age Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission Myra Hamilton, CEPAR Principal Research Fellow, Associate Professor, Business School, The University of Sydney Sharon Parker, CEPAR Chief Investigator, ARC Laureate Fellow, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Curtin University John Piggott AO, CEPAR Director, Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney |
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16:30 |
CLOSING REMARKS Warwick McKibbin AO, CEPAR Chief Investigator, Professor of Public Policy, CAMA Director, ANU |
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Information for the live-stream
If you are registering for the live-stream, the weblink with instructions on how to join will be sent via email a few days ahead of the event.
Information for the in person on-site event
If you are registering for the in person on-site event, you agree you have read the ANU guidance to help protect the health of yourself and others.
The event will be held in a COVIDSafe environment.
The following conditions apply on entry to the premises:
Visitors are not permitted to come on to ANU Campus on the day if they:
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are unwell.
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are experiencing any cold- or flu-like symptoms (sore throat, runny nose, persistent cough, shortness of breath, fever, etc.).
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have been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting test results.
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are required to self-isolate because they have had contact with someone with a proven or suspected case of COVID-19.
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meet the criteria to complete a 14-day quarantine period as advised by ACT Health (you must quarantine for the full 14 days even if you get a negative test result).
All visitors to ANU campus venues must adhere to the following:
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Follow COVID-safe measures (listed below)
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Follow the instructions of ANU staff regarding COVID-safe protocol.
ANU COVID-safe measures
Hygiene
- Wash and sanitise your hands regularly, especially after touching communal surfaces.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth. Also avoid close contact with colleagues and peers, such as handshakes and hugs.
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- Throw used tissues into a bin immediately and wash your hands.
- Maintain a physical distance of 1.5 metres from other people.
Isolate
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Testing
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Stay informed
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Masks
Wearing a mask on campus is not mandatory at the current low risk level, but we encourage wearing a face covering when coming on to campus to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community.
We appreciate that we are asking you to take a range of measures to help us prevent the spread of COVID-19 and protect you and the community. Thank you for your understanding. We look forward to hosting you.
* Note: The safety and wellbeing of participants is paramount to the Policy Dialogue committee. We acknowledge the ever-changing COVID-19 situation has created uncertainty, also in terms of future travel, both interstate and overseas. At this stage the event will take place with a mix of in-person and online participation in a COVIDsafe environment and subject to the COVID-19 caveat with regard to government and university restrictions in place at the time, however, if circumstances restrict this we will convert to an online event entirely. Should this occur, CEPAR will provide as much notice as possible.
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Professor Marian Baird AO, CEPAR, The University of Sydney Professor Sharon Parker, CEPAR, Curtin University |
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Rafal Chomik, CEPAR, UNSW Sydney Daniel Dinale, CEPAR, The University of Sydney Lisa Gulesserian, CEPAR, The University of Sydney Lucinda Iles, CEPAR, Curtin University Professor Warwick McKibbin AO, CEPAR, ANU Scientia Professor John Piggott AO, CEPAR, UNSW Sydney Alison Williams, CEPAR, The University of Sydney |
Enquiries: Silke Weiss (Communications, Marketing and Events - CEPAR), s.weiss@unsw.edu.au, 02 9385 7359