Title: Aging workforce challenges: Trends, Statistics and Impact
Headings: Aging Workforce Challenges: Trends, Statistics and Impact
Aging Workforce Challenges: Trends, Statistics and Impact
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What is the aging workforce?
5 Aging Workforce Challenges and Their Solutions
1. Bias
2. Absenteeism
An aging workforce intervention: a case study
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3. Postpone retirement
4. Succession
5. Attract & retain younger employees
The Impact of the Aging Workforce
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Neelie Verlinden

Content: a case study
This is exactly what happened in a big European postal company. The absenteeism among the organization’s older workers was a real issue. This is not uncommon in this part of the population and the predominantly long-term absence indicated chronical, physical issues. The company assumed this had to do with the workload. To conquer this trend they decided to ease the work for the older population of their workforce by introducing extra holidays for these workers. It turned out that this measure didn’t change much. It was costly to implement but absence for the aging workforce remained at similar, high levels. Online, Self-Paced &
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When they finally asked their older employees what the problem was, they found out it had nothing to do with wanting more holidays. It was about tedious, manual processes that caused chronic, physical difficulties. By automating these processes, the company managed to reduce the absenteeism among its older workers significantly.