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Why Employers should Recruit and Retain Older Adults
When it comes to aging, working longer solves (almost) everything — for employers and all of their employees.
- Age bias/ageism
- Aging and Retirement
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2XHIUij
September 20, 2021
‘You Remind me of my Mom’: How Older Workers get Sidelined in Tech
How can companies help everyone feel included?
- Age bias/ageism
- Age-friendly organizations
- Diversity and Aging
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/39izFaC
After the Coronavirus Pandemic, a Question Looms: Is the Baby Boomers’ Long Reign Coming to an End?
COVID-19 erased jobs, upended plans for a long-dominant generation
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2VTqOca
Americans Say They’re Now Less Likely to Work Far Into Their 60s
Americans say it’s increasingly unlikely that they’ll work deep into their 60s, according to new data from the New York Federal Reserve.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3zeTF8E
September 16, 2021
Harnessing Longevity in the Future of Work
Research shows that across countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, giving older workers greater opportunities to work would raise GDP per capita by as much as 19 per cent over the next three decades.
- Age bias/ageism
- COVID-19
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
- Public Policies--Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3hGjk49
Conducting Experiments and Intervention Studies to Understand Age and Work
This book chapter outlines two strategies for designing experimental research and a four-step approach for intervention studies to understand age and work.
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Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3nkZQ8N
September 11, 2021
No Innovation Without Representation: How Dow is Changing the Homogenous Face of Manufacturing
So, how does Dow push for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in an industry not typically known for it?
- Age-friendly organizations
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/392OZbf
Opinion: How has COVID-19 Changed the Way you View your Job?
Most of the people I know who accepted an early retirement package aren’t really done working. The package may be called “early retirement,” but they aren’t thinking retirement.
- Aging and Retirement
- COVID-19
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://on.mktw.net/3npw2aY
BUSINESS Over 50? Manufacturers in Connecticut are Looking to Fill Thousands of Unfilled Jobs with Older Workers
As many as 6,000 manufacturing jobs are unfilled in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Labor. To boost hiring, workforce development officials, educators and others are looking to experienced workers 50 and older who are interested in a career change.
- Age-friendly organizations
- Employer Policies & HR Management
- Encore careers
- Engagement in later life
- Job quality for older adults
- Older workers
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/3E62c1b
Older Workers Left in Droves in Pandemic; Employers Can Help Them Return
Many older adults left their careers early or have struggled to find work during the pandemic. As employers seek new staff, advocates are urging them to reframe how they think about older workers.
Resource URL: https://bit.ly/2X7vTOo
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