A conference in Hobart has heard the term 'climate change' can also be applied to the workforce.
More than 500 career counsellors are in Tasmania to discuss the latest issues facing the human resources industry.
The demographic of the workplace is changing as the population ages.
Martha Russell runs a career counselling service for the over 55s in the United States.
She says employers need to consider job-sharing and flexible working hours for mature workers, who have a lot to contribute.
"One of the number one things that Americans often are looking for past the age of 55 is that flexible schedule so that I can take care of aging parents, or I can have that kind of lifestyle that allows me to do a multiple of things, multiple kinds of things."
"It's also helping the employer to recognise that maybe they need to change some of the ways that they hire individuals," she said.
The Education Minister David Bartlett told yesterday's conference of the challenges facing Tasmania.
"We have far fewer young and older Tasmanians with a post-year ten qualification than we require," he said.
He says the Government's tackling the problem through initiatives to improve school retention rates.
Source: By Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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