Many businesses and organizations offer early retirement incentives (ERIs) to save costs, replacing their more expensive older workers with novices starting at entry-level salaries. In education, it is commonly thought that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 5, 2013
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The older you are, the harder it is to get a job if you're unemployed. In 2013 the average length of unemployment for workers over the age of 50 was 53 weeks, compared to 10 weeks for teenagers, according to the United States ...
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2013
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Economists at the University of Melbourne have warned Australia is just one economic downturn away from a disability benefit blowout.
Economics & Business
Sep 2, 2013
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In the pile of issues that politicians think will give them traction in the forthcoming election, Australia's ageing population it seems won't be one of them. Maybe it doesn't come up in the focus group research, or is not ...
Social Sciences
Jul 22, 2013
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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.
Economics & Business
Mar 5, 2013
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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 ...
Economics & Business
Nov 13, 2012
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(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.
Economics & Business
Aug 28, 2012
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(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.
(Phys.org) -- Older managers bring as much value to an organisation as their younger counterparts, according to new research.
Economics & Business
May 23, 2012
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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 ...
Economics & Business
Feb 29, 2012
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