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The workforce is ageing while the number of new entrants is decreasing. By 2051 it is predicted there will be between seven and nine million Australians aged 65 and over, while the working age population by the 2020s is predicted to grow by fewer in a decade than it currently grows in a year.
By incorporating proactive workforce planning into your business practices now you will be better prepared for these dramatic changes in the future. The challenge for most businesses will be to invest more time in how they manage, develop and leverage the skills of employees of all ages.
Workforce planning enables you to:
Here are some tools to assist you with planning your workforce amidst and ageing population.
Ageing workforce checklist (PDF, 54 KB)
A checklist to help you recruit, retain and retrain mature-age workers.
Workforce analysis and planning model (PDF, 58 KB)
A model describing the central elements commonly found in most workforce planning models.
Workforce intentions survey (PDF, 82 KB)
A survey that answers questions on the requirements and intentions of employees.
Succession planning and management (PDF, 59 KB)
How to manage employee succession effectively to ensure that future leadership is in place, allowing the ongoing management and technical capacity to maintain and grow the business.
Knowledge transfer and retention (PDF, 54 KB)
Strategies and actions to retain and transfer knowledge
Better work-life balance survey
A questionnaire to help employers in evaluating and improving work-life balance policies.
Last updated 22 July 2009
The workforce is ageing while the number of new entrants is decreasing.
