How old is too old? Soon be more people over 65 than under 18 in Australia?
Despite the Age Discrimination Act coming into force in 2004, we’ve all heard stories of ageism, and how hard it is for older workers to get jobs after they’ve been retrenched. On this episode of the The Next Shift,
Sunil talks to Anne Moore, a pioneering innovator who started her own tech company at 57 – and is still in the game at 70 as Chief Operating Officer for Canberra-based global food security tech start up Nourish Ingredients.
And workplace lawyer Melissa Scadden, Managing Partner of Justitia, an award-winning employee relations law firm, explains the legal consequences of age discrimination might be after a landmark case this year.