Here we will make some educated guesses about the next 12 months in the areas of internal communications, company culture and employee engagement. The US Bureau of Labor statistics predicts that nearly a quarter of workers will be over the age of 55 by 2024 as the retirement age rises. MORE

percent each year until 2024, reaching $274 billion in total spending. For the list, more than 223,000 at-home care and senior housing employees completed surveys on their work experience. Employees Contribute to a Strong Employment Brand. MORE

Caught some interesting data looking at the happiness and satisfaction with work of employees in the UK broken down by different age cohorts. Couple of small/medium/big things to think about before we take this data totally at face value. HR data labor workforce workforce MORE

In its simplest terms, an employer brand is your brand, but focusing on employees instead of customers. The same branding strategies that you use for your company will help with your employees. The way we recruit, attract, and retain employees has changed. Employee Handbook. MORE

The BLS predicts that health care and home-based care will be among the fastest growing segments in terms of employment growth through the year 2024. The direct correlation between higher employee engagement and retaining staff is something that must be measured,” Scharber says. MORE

When researchers from Australia crunched data from marathon world records over the past 60 years, they concluded that there was a 10 percent likelihood that the two-hour mark would be fall in May of 2032, and just a 5 percent chance it would happen by 2024.” MORE

The speed and dynamism of the global market, together with the emergence of machine learning and other data-driven technologies, puts the onus on businesses to ensure they remain nimble. What’s more, some companies have a hard time understanding what skills their employees already do have—let alone understanding what skills they will need in the near future. Key among these is employee engagement. The CHRO: Keeping Employees Engaged . MORE