September 16, 2014
You’ve got some older employees in your workplace, and while they’ve provided excellent service over the years, you’re now wondering if they’re ever going to, you know, call it quits. You’d kind of like to hire some younger, more dynamic folks. And you’re even more concerned because you know that the trend toward an older workplace is accelerating. A recent Gallup poll showed that 49% of Americans in the Baby Boom generation plan to retire at 66 or older. Of course, you can’t give your older workers a hard time so as to pressure them into leaving. You know that’s against the law. But could you maybe suggest — or even require — that they retire at a given age, say, 65 or 70?
September 5, 2014
Quick, think of the hardest working employee in your company. What you think of as a hard worker may actually be a workaholic. Should you care? Yes. Here’s why, plus a dozen tips for managers and HR pros to help employees find balance (and help the company cut costs and liability) …