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California Supreme Court Leaves Older Workers at Risk for Layoffs.(Originated from The Sacramento Bee, Calif.)
Oct. 31--Older, higher-paid workers are more likely to be the targets of corporate layoffs after California employers were handed fresh legal elbow room this week to favor lower-paid workers who are usually young. That's the view of management and Oct. 31--Older, higher-paid workers...
Tags: California Supreme Court, layoff, Older Workers, worker
Research articles 1997-10-31
Stay Employed over 50
To fill in that giant hole the bear market left in your retirement plan, you'll likely have to work longer. But staying employed after 50, is tougher than ever. So, plan early. Stay healthy. Keep your head in the game. And prep to make less... Your retirement plan probably goes...
Tags: Job, Training, MoneyWatch, Finish Line, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Retirement Planning, Alicia Munnell, Medicare, Older Workers, Stress, Carla Fried
Articles 2009-03-09
Working Longer and Liking It
Like it or not, in today's rapidly shrinking economy you're almost certainly going to have to postpone your retirement by a few years. Alicia Munnell, who heads the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, outlines how to stay in the game as long as you need — and...
Tags: Job, Retirement, MoneyWatch, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Worker, MoneyWatch Q&A, Alicia Munnell, Center for Retirment Research, Age Discrimination, Older Workers, Positivizing, Work Longer, Carla Fried
Articles 2009-03-09
Whose Recovery Is This?
Like most recoveries, this has been an uneven one. Wall Street, women, and older workers are thriving, while Main Street, men, and younger workers are simply surviving. Our scorecard shows some of the recovery?s biggest winners and losers so far. Here’s another option: Just ask...
Tags: Job, Recovery, Women, Health Care, Unemployment Rate, Worker, MoneyWatch, Gender And Diversity, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Recession, Stock Market, Wall Street, Main Street, Banks, Manufacturing, Discount Retailers, Department Stores, Men, Female Workers, Male Workers, Older Workers, Younger Workers, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Real Estate, Bismarck, Detroit, Unemployment, Employment, Sex Toys, Charitable Donations, Oil Consumption, Wind Power, Nicolas Cage, Britney Spears, Ernest Beck
Articles 2009-11-05

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Do Older Workers Have the Staying Power? | BTalk Australia
Older workers are loyal and they can bring a wealth of experience to your business. Today on BTalk Australia, Grahame Doyle of Hays Recruitment talks to Phil Dobbie about how many recruiters still prefer younger staff, or place older people into lower-ranking positions. He says older workers need to compete...
Tags: Worker, Workforce, Grahame Doyle, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Payroll Solutions, Human Resources, Phil Dobbie
Blog posts 2008-06-03
Job Fairs Highlight DOL National Employ Older Workers Week
AARP Foundation and The Employment Guide[R] Connect Older Workers with Businesses During Older Worker Job Fair Series NORFOLK, Va. -- In celebration of the U.S. Department of Labor's National Employ Older Workers Week, Sept. 23-29, 2007, the AARP Foundation (www.AARP.org/foundation) and The Employment Guide (www.EmploymentGuide.com) have collaborated to bring...
Tags: AARP, job, worker
Research articles 2007-09-24
Tapping a Silver Mine: Older Workers Represent a Wealth of Talent - But May Require Increased Flexibility From HR
Older employees will pose new challenges for HR. Everything that passes through HR's hands-including flexible work arrangements, benefits, training and compensation policies - will require updating, review and perhaps tailoring for older workers. In particular, say experts, older workers value having time for individual development-as opposed to professional development. And...
Tags: Talent, Human Resources, Worker
White papers 2002-03-01
Older workers who lose their jobs suffer mental and physical health problems, Yale study shows; Research points to hidden costs in widespread layoffs.
M2 PRESSWIRE-26 April 2000-YALE UNIVERSITY: Older workers who lose their jobs suffer mental and physical health problems, Yale study shows; Research points to hidden costs in widespread layoffs C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:24042000 New Haven, Conn. -- Older workers...
Tags: Benefits, HEALTHCARE, job, layoff, SOFTWARE, worker, Yale University
Research articles 2000-04-26
Recruiting Wisdom And Maturity: Strategies For Recruiting Older Workers
As far as Recruitment is concerned, a question, which arises, is that how can employers recruit older adults more effectively? What are the elements of recruitment that are essential to attract this labor market segment? First, it is important to consider what the current work status is for older adults....
Tags: Strategy, Recruiting, Adult, Cathy Fyock, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2002-01-01
Proactive Policies Can Keep Older Workers On The Job Longer
The aging of the workforce, as millions of baby boomers head toward retirement age over the next decade, will mean a serious "experience shortage." To respond, employers must be proactive to keep aging employees on the job--not only with health, wellness, and disability-management programs, but also with ongoing training to...
Tags: Job, Crain Communications Inc., Training, Worker, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources
White papers 2002-12-01
Wise up to older workers.
Sep 11, 2001 The Daily Telegraph ABIX via COMTEX -- Many small businesses in Australia are noting the benefits of hiring older workers. In 2001, managers at TMP Worldwide and Entertainment Personnel spoke of the benefits of older workers. They have more life experience...
Tags: TMP Worldwide
Research articles 2001-09-10
Retain older workers: report.
Apr 22, 2003 (The Age - ABIX via COMTEX) The decreasing number of older workers will affect the economic growth of Australia. The Business Council of Australia and the ACTU commissioned a report on older people in the workforce. Sol Encel, of the University...
Tags: Australia, University of New South Wales, worker
Research articles 2003-04-23
Call to train older workers.
May 08, 2003 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) A submission to a Senate committee has called for older Australians to be given access to their superannuation. The Financial Planning Association wants older workers to be able to access their superannuation in...
Tags: ACCI, incentive, U.S. Senate, worker
Research articles 2003-05-08
THE WHITE HOUSE: National older workers employment week, 1999.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 March 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- National older workers employment week, 1999 C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:110399 * By the President of the United States of America a proclamation One of our Nation's...
Tags: job, U.S., White House, worker, workplace
Research articles 1999-03-12
Four Organizations Win Limited Competition to Train Older Workers
To: NATIONAL EDITORSContact: Jennifer Kaplan, +1-202-693-5052, or Jennifer Coxe, +1- 202-693-4676, both of the U.S. Department of Labor Programs to help older workers gain and maintain employmentWASHINGTON, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Labor today announced that four organizations have been competitively awarded more than $3.1 million to...
Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, worker
Research articles 2007-10-01
The New American Workforce: Older Workers
The Employment Guide and AARP Foundation bring together older workers and potential employers during "Employ the Older Workers Job Fair Series" NORFOLK, Va. -- Labor Day is an opportune time to reflect upon the American workforce. Since the inception of Labor Day 125 years ago, the complexion of the...
Tags: AARP, job, worker, workforce
Research articles 2007-08-21
Supreme Court to interpret key law protecting older workers from bias.
Whether older workers can be discriminated against inadvertently, if not on purpose, is a question the Supreme Court seems poised to answer as it begins its new term. Legally, the difference between "inadvertent" and "on purpose" is the difference between showing that an...
Tags: AARP, worker
Research articles 2004-10-08
'Friendly to older workers'
San Diego tech giant Qualcomm Inc. is one of the best companies for workers older than 50, according to a study released by AARP. A tech company? Those are usually places for younger workers, noted Helen Dennis, a lecturer at USC's Andrus Gerontology Center and one of four judges...
Tags: AARP, Qualcomm Inc., worker
Research articles 2002-09-30
Meet Needs Of Older Workers To Avoid Brain Drain
Companies may be subsidizing their own corporate brain drain if they offer generous early retirement plans instead of finding ways to retain their graying senior staffers with flexible work options and benefits. The article says that with low unemployment rate, there has been a shift -- now companies try to...
Tags: Worker
White papers 2000-04-01
Employing Older Workers and Controlling Workers' Compensation Costs
Some of the issues employers may encounter include controlling workers' compensation costs, accommodating workers who may have return-to-work restrictions, and prevention of work-related injuries. The focus of this paper is to describe the effects of aging on individuals in relation to their ability to perform work tasks, to provide an...
Tags: Compensation, Worker, Benefits, Human Resources
White papers 2004-11-15
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