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Mail Call; Older Workers Now?(Letter to the editor)
Readers of our Jan. 30 report on the need to employ older workers took issue with some of our conclusions. One complained of firms' "blackmailing old folks into early retirement." Another thought that wasn't a bad idea: "Taxpayers want to be put out to pasture and spend some time in the sun."
Seniors for the Work Force?
Your Jan. 30 article "The New Old Age" appears to be appealing to retirees who still have the urge to work, whether out of financial necessity or a choice to continue to do so. However, this does not seem to be solving the problem of the decreasing numbers of young job seekers. Although old workers can still be as productive as young ...
- Older workers leaving work force need exit strategies.
- Newspaper article from: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News) December 30, 2004 700+ words
Byline: Alejandro Bodipo-Memba Dec. 30--Most baby boomers know how to bargain for a raise, a promotion, extra time off or other perks, like the corner office. But early retirement? That's not something this generation has much experience asking for or even coping with when employers push them
- Iowa Work Force Aging; Health Services See Sharpest Increase in Older Workers.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 15, 2004 700+ words
...total of 1,837. Work force observers say the growing number of older workers reflects not only...lookout for more older workers. "The wealth...experience, both in the work force and every day life...warns of possible work force shortages in some...very ...
- Boomers' exit spells work-force shortage: Employers get creative to retain...
- Newspaper article from: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) October 16, 2006 700+ words
...of the U.S. work force -- will be close...incentives to coax older workers to leave now...important as cash." Older workers are demanding...do it for many older workers. They want greater...to leave the work force, companies have...
- Dealing With an Increasingly Mature Work Force; Conference Board Meeting...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire August 20, 2002 700+ words
NEW YORK -- How companies are dealing with a rising number of older workers in the global workforce will be examined at a special Conference Board meeting in Chicago next month. The Conference Board's...
- Trucking joins AARP in seeking older workers.(American Association of Retired...
- Magazine article from: Commercial Carrier Journal Dunn, Jill April 1, 2006 700+ words
...formed to advise AARP on workplace and work force strategies. Alliance members will...their individual memberships about work force trends and practices for engaging older workers. * Educate work force stakeholders on the demographic shifts...
- Older workers to affect state economy.(Issues@Work)
- Magazine article from: Fairfield County Business Journal Baker, John M. May 3, 2004 700+ words
...the steps necessary to keep older workers in the work force. In 1999, the Committee for...the continued attachment of older workers to the world of work. Because...who will be entering the work force as their parents leave, will...
- Lawrence, Kan., Firm Ranks among Top Employers in State for Older Workers.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News September 25, 2003 700+ words
...McAtee, director of work force development programs...be a part of the work force as baby boomers age...A lot of the older workers don't need health...job with pride." Older workers enter the work force for various reasons...
- New effort aims to keep older workers on the job.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Burn, Timothy October 21, 1999 700+ words
...employees in our work force," said Mr. Kaplan...market statistics. "Older workers are aware that...recommendations for helping older workers stay in the work force, including...flexibility in hiring older workers for contingent and...
Source: HighBeam Research, Mail Call; Older Workers Now?(Letter to the editor)