News Work is good for you!
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Olderworkers.com.au reports the Australian Government is urging older workers to stay employed for longer to ease skills shortages. An article on this topic also provides advice on how to make this work well for older people and employers. Research shows that continuing to work past the age of 60, through choice, can improve long-term health. "People are starting to realise that doing nothing is pretty boring," says Council of the Ageing CEO Ian Day. "When someone retires at 65 they are still likely to live for another generation. People like feeling productive; they like to feel that they are contributing.” There is also evidence of health benefits for those who continue to work. Older workers had lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and arthritis than their non-working peers. Cardiovascular disease and arthritis each affected about 25 per cent of all mature-age workers compared with about 50 per cent in non-workers. |