Five minutes with…Kate Shacklock

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
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Associate Professor Kate Shacklock is a passionate teacher whose research encompasses the human resource management aspects of worker retention. We spent five minutes with Kate to learn a little more about her work… In what area/s does your current research interests lie? My overriding field of research is HRM [human resource management], and within that, […]

Managing New Zealand’s ageing workforce: lessons for Oz?

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
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Mature age employees. Older workers. The ageing workforce. Research describes those in the labour market aged 50+ years in a variety of ways – the age at which one enters this cohort is likewise just as opaque! Previous research also highlights negative stereotyping in New Zealand organisations about this cohort, and an unpreparedness to manage […]

Age, task discretion and mining shift work: Their effect on sleep quality

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
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The Australian mining industry has been responsible for much of the growth in shift work with 52% of all employees now working them. But roster arrangements for this type of work are the perpetual thorn in both employers’ and employees’ sides. Contributing heavily to employees’ work-life balance, shifts that lead to partner dissatisfaction or that […]

Longevity of the construction tradie: the role of ageing and masculinity

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
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With Australia’s retirement age set to rise to 70, will older tradies be able to keep working? A 2012 federal government skills shortage report highlighted only three trades to be in short supply as a result of the ongoing economic climate. Academic literature, furthermore, tends to focus on the retention and training of younger workers […]