19 January

Older workers, defined as 55 year or older, have significant power under law to request more flexible work arrangements in Australia. I think other countries have similar law. For two main reasons I think, one to help them transition to retirement more easily (many struggle with that). And more pragmatically, the workforce is shrinking badly, and government wants to keep as many older workers happy and working as possible. I’m not sure older workers always know this extra power exists for them. An employer can’t just reject these requests without significant business reasons.