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Why Are Companies Turning to Older Workers? Should You?

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Not so long ago, most people worked until the age of 62 or 65 before retiring to fill their days with family, travel and recreation. However, while no one was looking, the rules of retirement changed! Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers retire each day. Why Hire or Retain the Most Seasoned Employees? When Are Older Workers a Good Fit?

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How to Solve Hiring Problems in Manufacturing with Employee Recognition

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After the 2008 recession, the trade deficit skyrocketed and the number of blue-collar workers fell from 24.6 As more workers migrated to white-collar jobs, and seasoned professionals move closer to retirement, the entire manufacturing sector faces an unprecedented number of missing laborers. In 1970, blue-collar jobs in the US were 31.2

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Retirement Planning: The Gender Gap Persists

HRExecutive

A quick search of our website, using the terms “women” and “retirement,” brings back an article from August 2008 that describes retirement planning as “a nightmare for many women.”. In examining the retirement saving and investing behaviors of roughly 3.5 In other words, the story remains largely the same.

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Multiemployer Pension Plan Funding Nears Peak Since 2008 Crash, Study Says

HR Daily Advisor

Multiemployer retirement plans’ funding in the first half of 2017 neared its best position since the market collapse of 2008, according to a new study by the actuarial consulting firm Milliman. Jane Meacham is the editor of BLR’s retirement plan compliance publications.

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Why You Need a New Strategy for Retaining Female Talent

Cornerstone On Demand

While many business leaders look to the economy for trends and forecasts — closely following any promising signs as we recover from the 2008 crisis — there's another change brewing right under their noses. And it doesn't take knowledge of the stock market to understand. Women Are Becoming Your Competition.

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How to Handle 5 Generations in the Workplace

HR Daily Advisor

The economic downturn that hit the nation in 2008 as well as the tendency for people to live longer and healthier lives than ever before have both contributed to a tendency for employees to choose to stay in the workplace longer, delaying their retirement. In fact, in some workplaces, 55 doesn’t even begin to signify time to retire.

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Filling a Skills Gap in Manufacturing

ExactHire

This explains why from 2002-2008 production increased while employment levels decreased. According to a 2015 study by Deloitte and The Manufacturing Institute , 70% of manufacturing executives reported shortages of workers with adequate technology, computer, and technical training skills.