The Commission is the home of financial capability in New Zealand, helping Kiwis build wealthy lives. Our main focus is increasing the number of New Zealanders ...
EP 15: AGEING WORKFORCE FORUM - BEV CASSIDY - MACKENZIE “PUTTING INCLUSION AT THE CENTRE”
Bev Cassidy-Mackenzie – Chief Executive, Diversity Works NZ (formerly the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust)
“We can talk about age here today, or we can talk about inclusion. How are you including older people in your workplace? That’s really at the crux of what we’re trying to deal with here.”
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EP 14: AGEING WORKFORCE FORUM - BLAIR McCARTHY “MYTHS INFLUENCE HOW WE THINK"
Blair McCarthy – Acting Director, Office for Seniors, Ministry of Social Development (MSD)
“Myths influence how we think, so to really tackle this, I think we need to address the negative stereotypes head on…. Seniors are already making a hugely positive contribution to our economy – that’s only going to grow into the future”.
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EP 09: AGEING WORKFORCE FORUM - PROFESSOR PAUL SPOONLEY
Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley – Pro Vice Chancellor, Massey University
“we’re tracking very fast to that 1 million + over 65’s…. They are breaking the mold – they are acting quite differently to any previous 60+ generations and we’ve got to re think that. How good are our paradigms? How good are our policies? How good are our organisations at reacting to that?”
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EP 13: AGEING WORKFORCE FORUM - LISA FORD “EVERY BUSINESS OWNER SHOULD HAVE AN EXIT STRATEGY”
Lisa Ford – General Manager, Business Mentors NZ
“Send me these people who still want to be active, because boy have I got a deal for them! 30% of my volunteers are retired or semi-retired…we are very fortunate to be able to transfer their skills, knowledge and experience to business owners and start up entrepreneurs”.
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EP 12: AGEING WORKFORCE FORUM - SHAMUBEEL EEQUAB “BRIDGING THE GREAT DIVIDE”
Shamubeel Eaqub - Independent Economist & Commentator
“The deep divides really worry me around skills, around ethnicity, around regions. I think that is where we have to look hardest, because it’s in identifying these most vulnerable groups is where we make the investments, where we take the first steps…”
About Commission for Financial Capability | Podcast
The Commission is the home of financial capability in New Zealand, helping Kiwis build wealthy lives. Our main focus is increasing the number of New Zealanders who are financially capable, putting them in the best possible position to reach their life goals and reach retirement in good financial health.
Our work is community-based and we collaborate with other government agencies, non-government organisations, the commercial sector and the education sector. We also work with international organisations such as the OECD to contribute to the worldwide effort to build financial capability.
We provide free and independent tools and guides to managing personal finances, which can be found on the Sorted website - http://sorted.org.nz and http://fundfinder.sorted.org.nz
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