Employment Discrimination Archives

MEDIA RELEASE: JobKeeper and JobSeeker announcement welcomed, but reintroduction of the Liquid Assets Waiting Period must be dropped, and Rent Assistance raised

23 July 2020

The extension of the JobKeeper scheme and the continued additional support for people on JobSeeker have been welcomed by Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia as essential support for mature age workers thrown into unemployment or at risk of it due to COVID-19.

COVID-19, Employment Discrimination, Incomes, Job-seeking, JobKeeper, jobseeker, Longer Working Lives, Mature Age Employment, Newstart

COTA Victoria speaks out about employment discrimination against older workers

12 August 2019

Victorians are now expected to remain in the workforce for longer than ever before due to the recent increase to the retirement age. With the number of people aged 65+ growing at more than twice the rate of the general population,[1] the pool of younger workers available will gradually decrease over

ageism, Employment Discrimination, older workers, retirement age

MEDIA RELEASE: Older Australians prioritise aged care, but the major parties don’t!

13 May 2019

Health, pensions also election priorities but seniors will also cast votes for climate change action, economic management, quality education and fair taxation.

Digital Inclusion, Employment Discrimination, Federal Election, Federal Election 2019, health, Housing and Homelessness, Newstart, superannuation