As a solution to worker shortages, consider employing older workers

What is it about?

This article is about how to address the worker shortages in the US by focusing on ways to keep and engage older workers instead of assuming they want to stop working, assuming they want to do less and assuming their knowledge is outdated. Workers who are eligible to retire may not be interested in full retirement and can help address worker shortages in organizations.

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Why is it important?

Human resource departments need to develop ways to attract and keep older workers because they have been shown by research to be more reliable, more stable and have higher job satisfaction levels than younger workers.