House of Representatives Committees

Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Workplace Relations

Inquiry into issues specific to older workers seeking employment, or establishing a business, following unemployment

Submissions

Submissions to this inquiry were received from the following individuals/organisations and copies of some of those submissions are available on this site or from the Committee Secretariat. Further submissions will be made available on this site as original paper copies are converted to electronic documents.

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No.

Received from

1

Mr Robert Pattison (PDF format)

2

Mr Ben Grummels (PDF format)

3

Mr Ron Hawkins (PDF format)

4

Ms Julia Holland (PDF format)

4.1

Ms Julia Holland (PDF format)

5

Mr David Hudleston (PDF format)

6

Mr David Poole (PDF format)

7

Ms Anne Maclean (PDF format)

8

Warren Blackwood Business Assistance Centre Inc (PDF format)

9

Ms Jan Gillings (PDF format)

10

Mr Ron Talbot (PDF format)

11

Mr Ron Mitchell (PDF format)

12

Ballina Employment and Training Centre (PDF format)

13

Ms M J Evans (PDF format)

14

Mary Archibald (PDF format)

14.1

Mary Archibald (PDF format)

15

Confidential

16

Ms Joana Finchley (PDF format)

17

YMCA of Darwin (PDF format)

18

Mr Jim Macbride (PDF format)

18.1

Mr Jim Macbride (PDF format)

19

ADD Employment (PDF format)

20

Ms Tricia Walsh (PDF format)

21

D.O.M.E. Inc W.A. (PDF format)

22

Mr Terry Healy (PDF format)

23

Mr Kevin Campbell (PDF format)

24

Mr John Bain (PDF format)

24.1

Mr John Bain (PDF format)

24.2

Mr John Bain (PDF format)

25

Ms Jan Vinall (PDF format)

25.1

Ms Jan Vinall (PDF format)

26

East Coast Training & Employment (PDF format)

26.1

East Coast Training & Employment (PDF format)

26.2

East Coast Training & Employment (PDF format)

26.3

East Coast Training & Employment (PDF format)

27

Jobfind Centres Australia (PDF format)

28

Mr C R Wood (PDF format)

29

Ms Anne Monten (PDF format)

29.1

Ms Anne Monten (PDF format)

29.2

Ms Anne Monten (PDF format)

29.3

Ms Anne Monten (PDF format)

29.4

Ms Anne Monten (PDF format)

30

Mr Kevin Connor (PDF format)

31

Business Enterprise Centre Northside (PDF format)

32

Name withheld from publication (PDF format)

33

Mr Dionisio Camacho (PDF format)

34

A1 Employment & Training Services Pty Ltd (PDF format)

35

WOW Employment Services Inc (PDF format)

36

D.O.M.E. (SA) (PDF format)

36.1

D.O.M.E. (SA) (PDF format)

37

Name withheld from publication (PDF format)

38

Kingston Employment Services (PDF format)

39

Mr Frank Mossfield, A.M., MP, Member for Greenway, NSW (PDF format)

40

Mr Bruce Dawson (PDF format)

41

Ms Valerie Williams (PDF format)

42

Mr G Otway (PDF format)

43

Western District Employment Access (PDF format)

44

Lake Macquarie Neighbourhood Information Centre Inc (PDF format)

44.1

Lake Macquarie Neighbourhood Information Centre Inc (PDF format)

45

Impact Training and Development (PDF format)

46

Professor Sol Encel (PDF format)

47

Mr Mark Tindall (PDF format)

48

Mr Alan Howard (PDF format)

48.1

Mr Alan Howard (PDF format)

49

Quality Industry Training and Employment - Ravenshoe (PDF format)

50

Mr John Luder (PDF format)

50.1

Mr John Luder (PDF format)

51

Association of Independent Retirees Inc (PDF format)

51.1

Association of Independent Retirees Inc (PDF format)

52

Western Australian Department of Training (PDF format)

53

Russian Employment Services (PDF format)

54

Mr Lloyd Buckle (PDF format)

55

University of Queensland, Department of Social and Preventative Medicine (PDF format)

55.1

University of Queensland, Department of Social and Preventative Medicine (PDF format)

55.2

Confidential

55.3

University of Queensland, Department of Social and Preventative Medicine (PDF format)

56

Mr Jeff Filsell (PDF format)

56.1

Mr Jeff Filsell (PDF format)

56.2

Mr Jeff Filsell (PDF format)

57

Union of Australian Women (PDF format)

57.1

Union of Australian Women (PDF format)

58

Employment Resource Centre (PDF format)

58.1

Employment Resource Centre (PDF format)

59

JobQuest (PDF format)

60

Confidential

61

Employment Strategies Council (Brisbane North) Inc (PDF format)

61.1

Employment Strategies Council (Brisbane North) Inc (PDF format)

61.2

Employment Strategies Council (Brisbane North) Inc (PDF format)

62

Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee Inc (PDF format)

63

National Seniors Association (PDF format)

64

Indo-Chinese Employment Service (PDF format)

65

The Hon Dick Adams, MP, Member for Lyons, Tas (PDF format)

66

Mr Roger Pawson (PDF format)

67

Mercy Community Services (PDF format)

68

Mr David Erskine (PDF format)

69

Mr A H Rintoul (PDF format)

70

Ms Elizabeth Akmentins (PDF format)

71

Mr P A O'Neill (PDF format)

71.1

Mr P A O'Neill (PDF format)

72

Mr Peter Hudson (PDF format)

73

The Salvation Army Employment Plus (PDF format)

73.1

The Salvation Army Employment Plus (PDF format)

74

National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd (PDF format)

75

Mr Andrew Dawe (PDF format)

75.1

Mr Andrew Dawe (PDF format)

76

Mr Leo Clark (PDF format)

77

Working Nation Co-Operative Ltd (PDF format)

77.1

Working Nation Co-Operative Ltd (PDF format)

77.2

Working Nation Co-Operative Ltd (PDF format)

78

Brisbane South Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

78.1

Brisbane South Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

79

Office of Seniors Interests (PDF format)

79.1

Office of Seniors Interests (PDF format)

80

JobPOWER (PDF format)

80.1

JobPOWER (PDF format)

80.2

JobPOWER (PDF format)

81

Pep Employment Services Inc (PDF format)

82

Lions Club of Cambridge Park Inc (PDF format)

82.1

Lions Club of Cambridge Park Inc (PDF format)

82.2

Lions Club of Cambridge Park Inc (PDF format)

82.3

Lions Club of Cambridge Park Inc (PDF format)

83

Ms Angela Hucker (PDF format)

84

South East Area Consultative Committee Inc (PDF format)

85

Mrs Diane Michel (PDF format)

85.1

Mrs Diane Michel (PDF format)

86

Confidential

87

Mr Bryson Dyke (PDF format)

88

Confidential

89

Brotherhood of St Laurence (PDF format)

90

Port Pirie Central Mission Inc (PDF format)

91

South Australian Council of Social Service Inc (PDF format)

92

South East NSW Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

92.1

South East NSW Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

92.2

South East NSW Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

93

Ms Edwina Gorringe (PDF format)

94

Jobseeking Over Forty Association (PDF format)

95

Albany Employment Development Committee Inc (PDF format)

96

Mr Reginald West (PDF format)

97

Mr Narayanan Sampath (PDF format)

98

Cumboogle Eucalyptus Products (PDF format)

99

National Business Institute of Australia (PDF format)

99.1

National Business Institute of Australia (PDF format)

100

Mr Noel Buchanan (PDF format)

101

Ms Marion Drazil (PDF format)

102

Mr Martin Kjar (PDF format)

103

Mr D J Davies (PDF format)

104

Central Coast Community College (PDF format)

105

Chief Minister of ACT (PDF format)

105.1

Chief Minister of ACT (PDF format)

106

Australian Council of Social Services (PDF format)

107

Mountains Community Resource Network Inc (PDF format)

108

Association of Independent Retirees (PDF format)

108.1

Association of Independent Retirees (PDF format)

109

Council of the Ageing (PDF format)

109.1

Council of the Ageing (PDF format)

109.2

Council of the Ageing (PDF format)

110

Mission Australia
Section 1 - Introduction
Section 2 - Snapshot Survey:Older Workers and the Job Network
Section 3 - Locating the Issues, Identifying the Barriers
Section 4 - Analysis of ABS Labour Market Statistics
Section 5 - Overcoming Barriers
References (PDF format)

110.1

Mission Australia (PDF format)

110.2

Mission Australia (PDF format)

111

Belconnen Employment Solutions Taskforce (PDF format)

111.1

Belconnen Employment Solutions Taskforce (PDF format)

112

Australian Education Union (ACT) Branch (PDF format)

113

Mrs Dorothy Foster (PDF format)

113.1

Mrs Dorothy Foster (PDF format)

114

Albury-Wodonga Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

114.1

Albury-Wodonga Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

115

Department of Family and Community Services (PDF format)

115.1

Department of Family and Community Services (PDF format)

115.2

Department of Family and Community Services (PDF format)

116

Jobs East (PDF format)

117

Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission (PDF format)

118

Hume City Council (PDF format)

118.1

Hume City Council (PDF format)

119

Peter Dalton (PDF format)

120

Minister for Education, Children's Services and Training, SA (PDF format)

121

Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training & Employment, The Hon Lynne Kosky, MP (PDF format)

121.1

Minister for Post Compulsory Education, Training & Employment, The Hon Lynne Kosky, MP (PDF format)

122

GROW Employment Council (PDF format)

123

Ms Lynda Forbes (PDF format)

124

Australian Business (PDF format)

125

John McCormack (PDF format)

126

Rebecca Norton (PDF format)

127

Howard Coleman (PDF format)

128

NSW Government (PDF format)

128.1

Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW (PDF format)

129

Malcolm Wright (PDF format)

129.1

Malcolm Wright (PDF format)

130

DOME Job Search Association Inc (QLD) (PDF format)

131

The Treasury (PDF format)

131.1

Assistant Treasurer, Senator The Hon Rod Kemp (PDF format)

131.2

The Treasury (PDF format)

132

Ms Patricia Guy (PDF format)

133

Mr John Cameron (PDF format)

133.1

Mr John Cameron (PDF format)

133.2

Confidential

134

Mrs Beryl Mitchell (PDF format)

134.1

Mrs Beryl Mitchell (PDF format)

135

Volunteering ACT Inc (PDF format)

135.1

Volunteering ACT Inc (PDF format)

135.2

Volunteering ACT Inc (PDF format)

136

ACTU (PDF format)

136.1

ACTU (PDF format)

137

Mr Peter Connors (PDF format)

137.1

Mr Peter Connors (PDF format)

138

Mr R Highfield (PDF format)

139

Ms Anne Collins (PDF format)

139.1

Ms Anne Collins (PDF format)

140

Queensland Rail (PDF format)

141

Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) (PDF format)

141.1

Older Men: New Ideas (OM:NI) (PDF format)

142

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (PDF format)

142.1

The Hon Tony Abbott MP, Minister for Employment Services (PDF format)

142.2

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (PDF format)

142.3

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (PDF format)

142.4

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (PDF format)

142.5

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (PDF format)

142.6

Department of Employment, Workplace Relations and Small Business (PDF format)

143

Newcastle City Council (PDF format)

144

The Recruitment & Consulting Services Association (PDF format)

145

Ms Susan Doye (PDF format)

146

Australian Physiotheraphy Association (PDF format)

147

Shoalhaven Area Consultative Committee (PDF format)

148

Not available

149

Mr David Winter (PDF format)

150

Mr David Harper (PDF format)

151

Mr Keith Hope (PDF format)

152

VIP Consulting Group (PDF format)

153

Mr John Ford (PDF format)

154

Mr Ross Gardiner (PDF format)

155

Employ-ease Pty Ltd (PDF format)

156

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (PDF format)

156.1

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (PDF format)

156.2

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (PDF format)

156.3

Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs (PDF format)

157

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (PDF format)

158

Community and Public Sector Union (PDF format)

159

Mr Richard Barratt (PDF format)

159.1

Mr Richard Barratt (PDF format)

160

Volunteering Australia (PDF format)

161

BHP Long Products (PDF format)

162

Grey Army (PDF format)

163

Queensland Government (PDF format)

163.1

Queensland Government (PDF format)

164

Business Council of Australia (PDF format)

164.1

Business Council of Australia (PDF format)

165

Drake Management Consulting (PDF format)

166

Australian Association of Career Counsellors Inc (PDF format)

167

Centrelink (PDF format)

167.1

Centrelink (PDF format)

167.2

Centrelink (PDF format)

167.3

Centrelink (PDF format)

167.4

Centrelink (PDF format)

167.5

Centrelink (PDF format)

168

Insurance Council of Australia Ltd (PDF format)

169

University of Technology, Sydney (PDF format)

170

Victorian Taxi Association Inc (PDF format)

171

Career Dynamics (PDF format)

172

Centre of Full Employment and Equity, University of Newcastle (PDF format)

172.1

Centre of Full Employment and Equity, University of Newcastle (PDF format)

173

Mr Keith Stockley (PDF format)

174

Older & Wiser Pty Ltd (PDF format)

175

Centrelink (Hunter, NSW) (PDF format)

175.1

Centrelink (Hunter, NSW) (PDF format)

176

Australian Workers Union (PDF format)

177

Mr Bittman & Mr Rice (PDF format)

178

Concepts (PDF format)

179

Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited (PDF format)

180

Australian Seniors Computer Clubs Association Inc (PDF format)

181

Dr Libby Brooke (PDF format)

182

Mr R C Robins (PDF format)

183

Mr Ross Venner (PDF format)

184

Ms Sue Smith (PDF format)

185

RightD&A (PDF format)

186

Mr Jeff Kulen-Smith (PDF format)

187

Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (PDF format)

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