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keeping wisdom working…

Posted by Catriona in Commentary, Media on December 7th, 2010

A refreshing report from China in Human Capital Magazine where their elderly workers are welcomed for the wisdom and experience they bring. ” Older people are also sought after for their good attitude towards work, which experts have termed “glutton for work” attitude.”

And while concerns have been raised that the older workers are not making room for the younger ones, this was quashed by Liu Changjiang – a voice of reason:

… Liu Changjiang, a senior reemployed engineer, said the elderly would not usurp the jobs of the young, as the two had different positions to occupy in the workplace matrix.

“We are not in a contest; on the contrary, we learn from each other, as old people have rich experience while youngsters are more versed in new technologies,” Liu said.

Where are your mature workers on your ‘workplace matrix’?


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active strategies required to address ageing workforce challenge

Posted by Catriona in Media on February 11th, 2010

Elizabeth Broderick is quoted in HR Leader:

“It is imperative that active strategies be developed to address the discrimination and prejudice that older workers can experience when looking for employment or even continuing in employment,” said Broderick.

We would add that employers need to implement intentional programs to address the development of workers in ‘late career’. There is a great paradox; employers will spend a large proportion of their development budget on Gen Y employees who are lucky to stay for even five years, but question investing even a small proportion of that budget on their ‘late career’ workers who may gladly work for another ten years, beyond a traditional retirement date, if they get the right support and training to do so.

In the words of Workforce Planning sage Julie Sloane:

Remember, retention first and recruitment will follow…

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GFC only a slight reprieve

Posted by Catriona in Media on February 9th, 2010

SageCo’s recent survey about the impact of the GFC on retirement and working intentions get’s some coverage in HC Magazine.

Anecdotal evidence to suggest that mature workers would hang on to their jobs and defer their retirement plans has been supported by results of a survey by ageing workforce specialists, SageCo.

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older and wiser talent pool

Posted by Alison in Media on January 18th, 2010

“Employers need to retain the talent, skill and knowledge of the triple decker sandwich generation” writes Julia Stirling in The Weekend Australian (16-17 January 2010), in an article featuring SageCo’s Alison Monroe.

Gareth Bennett from Freehills concurs. “People need to know that being a carer or a mature-age worker is not career limiting” adding that they need reassurance that they are an integral part of the firm and that leaders should encourage and indeed role model flexible work arrangements.

And so say all of us!

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Triple Decker Sandwich anyone?

Posted by Catriona in Media on November 18th, 2009

SageCo director Alison Monroe is quoted in this excellent article on ‘the sandwich generation’ – baby boomers with elder care, child care and grandchild care responsibilities.

Given that mature workers represent a third of the total workforce, employers need to understand and connect with this generation and support them to be able to work longer, says Alison Monroe, director of SageCo and a member of NEEOPA.

Employers wanting to be ahead of the game can get support from diversity specialists to embed programs and structures that will help this unique generation of employees.

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