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Massachusetts | Career centers are key for Older Workers looking for jobs
Older job seekers told members of the state’s Jobs Creation Commission yesterday that career centers have given them the confidence and skills they need to try to re-enter the work force. State Sen. Karen Spilka, D-Ashland, and co-chairwoman of the commission, said at the hearing in Framingham Public Library the importance of career centers — … Continue reading
UK | Manufacturers favour of older workers over school leavers
New research shows employers in manufacturing and engineering are far less likely to offer opportunities to inexperienced young people – whom they would have to train up and supervise more – when there are plenty of “job-ready” older people available to do the work due to Britain’s rising unemployment toll. The admission from industry employers … Continue reading
Older workers | Productivity : Average age-productivity profile of individual workers is increasing until age 65
“Older workers are often thought to be less productive” write Axel Börsch-Supan and Matthias Weiss in PRODUCTIVITY AND AGE: EVIDENCE FROM WORK TEAMS AT THE ASSEMBLY LINE published on mea.uni-mannheim.de. “This impression is widespread and implicit in many discussions about aging, even in our economic textbooks. Often regarded as an established fact, it has profound implications for personnel … Continue reading
U.S. | Older workers capture more new jobs
Older workers are snaring an outsized share of job gains in the economic recovery as they put off retirement amid shrinking nest eggs, changes in Social Security benefits and improved health. They’re not necessarily limiting the pool of jobs for younger workers, says Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist for Barclays Capital. More-experienced employees are often … Continue reading
Older Workers | Swedih Companies | Among the worst
Despite a large share of Sweden’s senior work force en route for retirement in the next few years, Swedish companies are among the worst in the world at recruiting and keeping people over fifty in employment. According to a study carried out by recruitment agency Manpower, only eight percent of Swedish employers have a strategy … Continue reading
Strategies to Attract, Engage and Retain Older Workers
The Sloan Center on Aging & Work conducts research on innovative practices that address the needs of older workers and business. In 2011, the Centre launched a project titled “Flex Strategies to Attract, Engage & Retain Older Workers”. Report main findings. Continue reading
Canada / Older workers flood into job market
Older workers have flooded into the job market since the recovery that began in the summer of 2009, TD Economics said Thursday, eclipsing other age groups in terms of gains made in the labour market. The report said Canadians aged 60 years and over account for about one-third of all net job gains, “a striking … Continue reading
Canada | Older workers age 60-plus represent 8 per cent of the workforce, but account for 30 per cent of new job gains – thestar.com
The face of the Canadian worker is changing. Gone are the days of hitting the magic retirement age, and heading off to travel and enjoy life. More Canadians are working past 60, some well into their 70s, often because they can’t afford to retire. And getting squeezed in some cases, are other job-seekers, including new … Continue reading
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