http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Expanding the workplace talent pool through hiring employees with disabilities makes good business sense, according to a report produced by an ILR School partnership with The Conference Board. http://phys.org/news281690589.html Other Sciences Tue, 05 Mar 2013 07:50:02 EST news281690589 Underemployment has remained persistently high in the aftermath of the Great Recession with workers younger than 30 especially feeling the pinch, according to new research from the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire. http://phys.org/news272029163.html Other Sciences Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:39:32 EST news272029163 (Phys.org)—What if every U.S. worker got an automatic 10 percent pay raise at age 55? According to a new University of Michigan study, most people would work quite a bit longer to enjoy the extra income before they retired. http://phys.org/news265383582.html Other Sciences Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:39:48 EST news265383582 (Phys.org) -- A new study of termites has revealed that older workers are equipped with suicide packs of chemicals on their backs to fight off intruders. http://phys.org/news262580921.html Biology Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:10:01 EST news262580921 (Phys.org) -- Older managers bring as much value to an organisation as their younger counterparts, according to new research. http://phys.org/news256969941.html Other Sciences Wed, 23 May 2012 05:50:04 EST news256969941 The latest official unemployment figures show that unemployment among young people has soared to 22.3 per cent, higher than the recession of the 1990s, while the overall unemployment rate is nine per cent. New research from Understanding Society, a study of more than 40,000 UK households, has examined what is driving this uneven employment pattern and finds that young people suffer from a 'double-penalty' in their attempts to find and keep a job. http://phys.org/news249732673.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:11:18 EST news249732673 An unprecedented upturn in the number of older Americans who delay retirement is likely to continue and even accelerate over the next two decades, a trend that should help ease the financial challenges facing both Social Security and Medicare, according to a new RAND Corporation study. http://phys.org/news189864348.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:30:03 EST news189864348 Baby boomers will need to play a critical role in filling a potentially significant labor shortage later this decade after the economy recovers from its downturn, according to new research by Northeastern University. http://phys.org/news188505265.html Other Sciences Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:40:01 EST news188505265 Downsizing and demotions at the workplace can be a health hazard for people over age 50, according to research reported in a recent issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences (Volume 65B, Number 1). http://phys.org/news188130312.html Medicine & Health Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:50:02 EST news188130312 Do older staff members earn more than they deserve? Dutch research carried out into productivity and incomes among older workers by labour economist Jan van Ours (Tilburg University) shows that the difference in performance between older and younger employees is negligible. http://phys.org/news185205730.html Other Sciences Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:02:27 EST news185205730 More older Americans are choosing to continue to work or are returning to the labor force. The number of workers age 65 and older is predicted to increase by more than 80 percent by 2016. In an ongoing study, University of Missouri researchers are examining the financial motivations of older working Americans. New results reveal that older workers spend less money on necessities, including housing and food, and health care than older non-workers. http://phys.org/news175338491.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Oct 2009 10:50:01 EST news175338491 Employers globally are facing challenges and needs posed by baby-boom generation employees. A new Penn State study of 208 U.S. employers found a wide range of strategies used to recruit and retain older workers, rather than a single approach. http://phys.org/news134744052.html Other Sciences Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:54:12 EST news134744052