Making a career change amid COVID-19

Prior to COVID-19, Australia’s mature workforce was already battling ageism with 68 per cent of employers indicating that they were unwilling to employ workers over 50 in a 2018 survey by the Australian Human Resources Institute.

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Key Points

• Nearly a third of mature job seekers have lost work or had their hours cut as a result of the pandemic according to the Brotherhood of St Laurence
• Ageism was already strife prior to COVID-19 with two-thirds of employers unwilling to hire workers aged over 50
• Job seekers aged 45-70 can access the government-funded Skills Checkpoint program to make a career transition

 

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