Q&A: The rise of younger, less experienced bosses in the workplace
If you're older than your boss, you're not alone.
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2023
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News tagged with older employees
New approach to flexible working needed to prevent widening inequality, says report
Flexible working needs to be available for all to avoid widening inequalities, a report from academics at Cardiff University concludes.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2023
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'Queue jumpers' who opt to retire early are catching companies off guard, finds Australian study
There's a new trend emerging in Australia that organizations need to heed—the "queue jumpers," defined as healthy workers aged 50+ who are preparing to abandon unsupportive organizations well before retirement age.
Social Sciences
Apr 21, 2023
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How employers can keep experienced older workers from retiring
Experienced older workers will retire eventually, but a new study suggests how employers may persuade some of them to stick around for a few more years.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2021
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Job satisfaction decreases with digitization
This year's Swiss HR Barometer combines two major trends: digitization and an aging society. Almost 40 percent of those surveyed can imagine working beyond retirement age. Job satisfaction decreases as digitization of an ...
Economics & Business
Oct 7, 2020
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When older people feel excluded at work
Employees over 50 can feel excluded and demotivated in the workplace for various reasons. They feel particularly excluded when they believe that their cognitive abilities decrease with age, as psychologists from the University ...
Social Sciences
Mar 5, 2020
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Keeping older employees engaged and at work
A new research paper published in A-ranked journal Personnel Review has identified the factors most likely to keep older employees engaged and in the workforce.
Social Sciences
Jul 8, 2019
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Demographic dissimilarity and absenteeism in blue-collar teams
"Diversity" is a central buzzword in business and labour-related vocabulary, functioning as either a mark of distinction or open flank of today's employers. Many people believe it is sufficient to hire a small number of currently ...
Social Sciences
May 9, 2019
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IBM purged 'gray hairs' and 'old heads' as it launched 'Millennial Corps': lawsuit
Technology giant IBM targeted "grey hairs" and "old heads" for negative performance reviews so it could oust them from the company, as it formed a "Millennial Corps" and focused on hiring "early professionals," a new age-discrimination ...
Business
Mar 29, 2019
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Rethinking the relationship between age, business acumen and entrepreneurship
There's no question the domestic workforce is aging. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median age of the U.S. labor force was 42 years in 2016, up from 38 in 1996, and it's projected to keep ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2019
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