Title: How are Baby Boomers Affecting the Workplace? - West Sound Workforce
Headings: How are Baby Boomers Affecting the Workplace?
How are Baby Boomers Affecting the Workplace?
Is your company prepared for the way the aging of Baby Boomers is going to shake up your workplace dynamic?
Baby Boomer job statistics:
Will there be a Baby Boomer brain drain?
What impact will Boomers who remain in the workforce have?
How will Boomers affect the career prospects of younger workers?
Navigating a multi-generational workplace:
Is your business prepared for Boomers who don’t plan to retire?
Companies must be welcoming to an aging workforce:
Employers must adjust to a new workforce dynamic:

Content: A poll by AARP revealed that 48% of companies have not, and will not, do any strategic planning to analyze the impact on their businesses of retirement by their Boomer employees. There are many industries and occupations that will be severely impacted by Boomer retirements. Your company needs to do some forecasting and planning, and get ready. The AARP and the Society for Human Resource Management teamed up to create a free tool to help companies identify their potential skills gaps when their workforce faces retirement. Not only does it assess critical functions, it also takes a critical look at the programs in place to retain workers. Companies must be welcoming to an aging workforce: Just as Boomers need to make changes in order to fit into organizations that may very well be led by, and staffed with, workers younger than themselves, company leaders need to set a tone that is welcoming and tolerant of an aging workforce. Age bias can be subtle or overt, but either way, it violates the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which protects individuals age 40 or above, with very few exceptions. This means workers, regardless of their age, must be offered opportunities to advance, to access training, to transfer to desired positions, to be rewarded for their performances, and to receive feedback and coaching. Employers must adjust to a new workforce dynamic: