Sentences with phrase «older workers in»

Consider depicting older workers in your promotional material — and make sure you outfit them with briefcases instead of golf bags.

Today, older workers in the legal profession and other industries are competing with younger job - seekers and Generation Y for a shrinking number of open positions.

Although the abolishment of mandatory retirement means there are more older workers in the workplace than ever, employers» expectation of competitive and flexible workers hasn't budged, she said.

Many people describe older workers in these terms, and the characterizations are often the reasons personnel managers give for hiring younger employees instead.

There are some other worrying trends in the comptroller's jobs report, including the prevalence of older workers in New York, who perhaps can't afford to retire; and fewer younger employees, compared to the rest of the country.

There are some other worrying trends in the Comptroller's jobs report, including the prevalence of older workers in New York, who perhaps can't afford to retire, and fewer younger employees, compared to the rest of the country.

Nearly a third of older workers in the NORC study said they have brushed up their skills through job training or school during the last half decade, which could provide an income boost and help in finding late - career work.

The 113 respondents offered their views on a host of retirement issues, including when they plan to retire and the benefits of keeping older workers in the labour force.

«They've kept the older workers in the labour force, they've kept all their workers working longer hours, they've resorted to temporary foreign workers, they've hired young people.

Su Chih - po, a 26 - year - old worker in a harvesting - machine factory in Hopeh province, scored 552 points in the 50 - meter free pistol event and took the Games» first gold medal.

If you're an older worker in your 60s who wants to stay with your employer but in a different capacity, don't be afraid to discuss the options with your organization.

Not exact matches

30 million people - young and old, men and women, part - time and full - time — work as freelancers or independent workers in America.

But in many fields, it may not be possible to work into your 80s, either because you won't have the physical or mental strength to do the job or because the industry is reluctant to employ older workers.

While a lower unemployment rate is certainly better than a higher one, the rate doesn't capture workers who've quit looking for a job, part - time workers who wish to work full - time, or workers who've experienced a significant wage reduction in a new job after they lost their old one.

Older workers, in contrast, are paid about 10 to 25 percent less at young firms, because they are likely to be taking more senior positions that would be more highly compensated at larger firms in exchange for equity in a startup.

The simultaneous jumps in the number of older workers and the ranks of the self - employed prompt an automatic response: men and women are capitalizing on a career's worth of experience and coasting into retirement as consultants and freelancers.

By that time, one worker in three may be foreign born, and many others will be 55 years or older.

The International Labor Organization estimates that the participation rate of workers older than 55 will increase to more than 18 % in 2030 from 14.3 % in 2014.

Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.

In the short run, this spending works as designed: the plant stays open, cars get produced, older workers retire with pensions and benefits and young workers are hired to replace them.

But the programs are «not going to be for everyone,» she said, such as older workers nearing retirement age, a growing cohort in this country.

Wolf posits several possible explanations — the relatively high cost of childcare in the United States, higher participation rates for older workers relative to Europe, and the lack of affordable housing in the most economically vibrant cities in the United States.

As in many of China's steel towns, the workers were older and lacked skills to compete for other jobs.

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll ™ among 1087 Canadians 18 years of age and older, the average amount of vacation time given to employed workers is about 4 weeks (3.7), while the self - employed take a similar amount of time off (4.0 weeks, on average).

You can't make too many generalizations about the workforce as a whole, but one you can make is that workers who were born in the 1980s and 1990s can't be managed like their older counterparts.

For example, reports from the Center for Retirement Research estimate that 25 - year - old workers who hope to retire at age 62 would need to save 15 percent per year to adequately replace their income in retirement.

Like most workers with 401 (k) accounts, you can put away $ 18,500 in 2018 ($ 24,500 if you are 50 or older).

Arredondo, the former refinery worker, grew up in Salamanca and is now 37 years old.

Press «Like» if you think everyone who teaches six - year - olds is a «Miracle Worker» in their own way.»

In 1965, 23 - year - old Johnson, a former graduate student in anthropology, became Nike's first employee, while toiling full - time as a social worker for the city of Los AngeleIn 1965, 23 - year - old Johnson, a former graduate student in anthropology, became Nike's first employee, while toiling full - time as a social worker for the city of Los Angelein anthropology, became Nike's first employee, while toiling full - time as a social worker for the city of Los Angeles.

Although they do appreciate — and expect — more flexibility than older generations of workers, «Millennials and Gen Z value the in - person communication that comes with a traditional corporate office much like older generations do,» Dan Schawbel, Future Workplace's research director, said in a statement.

Except for a dip in the last few years by men ages 65 to 69, older workers overall are a growing presence in the workforce, the institute found.

Five years ago in an old Massachusetts mill room 12 workers scurried about with plastic bags, plucking electrical components from shelves.

«As older people leave the workforce, the city has been privatizing those jobs instead of bringing people back in to pay into the fund,» said Ed McNeil, special assistant to the president of Michigan AFSCME Council 25, which represents city workers.

I think the biggest gain in working with younger workers is that our own bad habits (such as poor communication) that we older workers have formed over a long career become more apparent to us.

President Donald Trump wasted no time Monday moving ahead on his campaign promise to renegotiate a nearly quarter - century - old free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico — a move that could end up hurting workers in the states that heavily supported him.

This has a huge benefit, also, for older workers who find it hard to shift toward our heavily digitized industry (especially those who may be laid off due to automation but haven't had the opportunity to retrain themselves in digital skills).

Besides the numbers millennials offer, they're coming into their own in the workforce at a time when older workers are leaving.

There's always some risk in leaving one job (and a steady paycheck) for a new one that may not pan out — and older workers can face discrimination that can make it tough to land a new gig, said John Challenger, chief executive officer of outplacement consulting firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Indeed, this younger cohort will be in demand to fill the shoes of baby boomers and even older workers aging out of the workforce.

In a random sampling of public opinion taken by the Forum Poll among 1,385 Canadians 18 years of age and older, the majority (51 %) do not agree Canadian employers should be able to hire temporary foreign workers (a federal program which has just been curtailed), while fewer than this agree (45 %).

For older workers, meanwhile, more effort should be put into training so they aren't left in the lurch when automation transforms even more jobs along the way.

A different approach would strengthen individual savings accounts by requiring workers to contribute out of pre-tax income, combined with a redistributive means - tested safety net for those who fall into poverty in old age.

«This pattern or practice of discrimination denies job opportunities to individuals who are searching for and interested in jobs, reduces the number of older workers who apply for jobs with the offending employers and employment agencies, and depresses the number of older workers who are hired,» the complaint reads.

Also, whereas younger counterparts are often hungry to forge new social networks and older workers seek identity - affirming work experiences in their remaining tenure, midlifers find it demanding enough just to maintain existing social networks.

Typically Italian,» said Roberta Federica, a 36 - year - old office worker in Rome.

Michele Meagher, age 66, appreciates the way she's treated as an older worker by her employer, Tufts Health Plan, a nonprofit health insurance organization in Watertown, Massachusetts.

To address the subjectivity of office temperature, most companies set their thermostats to the «Standard 55» guideline, which assumes the average worker is a 40 - year - old man dressed in a business suit, i.e. the average office worker in the 1960s.

In a tight labor market, creating a climate attractive to older workers is essential, says Lydia Greene, chief human resources officer for Tufts Health Plan.

The Apple way is best exemplified by chairman of the board and co-founder Steve Jobs, a dark - haired 26 - year - old, who in grey workshirt and slacks this particular morning could easily be mistaken for a maintenance worker.