Your workforce is getting older. With declining birth rates and people living longer and healthier lives, keeping older workers in your organisation will soon be a critical issue.
At Macquarie University, Nick Vrisakis’s research found that “younger workers valued career opportunities, rewards and recognition” but older workers are looking for reduced stress which they saw as more important than salary and status.
What does this mean for you as an employer? Well target your involvement programmes, and ask individual staff what they most want rather than assuming you already know. More here.
