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The Staffing Mature Workers Reading Room provides a compilation of articles, checklist, research reports and other resources on recruiting and retaining mature workers, as well as examines how generational diversity impacts the workplace.
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Generational Diversity in the Workplace
by Jamie Notter
Dealing with diversity in the workplace means understanding and relating
Review of The Diversity Recruitment Advertising Toolkit Directory
by Advanced Online Recruiting Techniques BlogI love it when a publication actually lives up to its title. If you are looking for diversity outlets, this is a great reference tool to get you started. Also useful are the various checklists for diversity advertisers, things to avoid that can get you into legal hot water, and the various ways that editor Tracey de Morsella cross-indexes the listings are convenient. I didn't have too much to recommend to her to improve the next edition.
effectively with people who are different than you. The ability for a diverse group of people to build strength and unity through their diversity is the power that propels organizations into new dimensions of performance. Discussions of workplace diversity in the United States tend to start with the topics of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and disability. Indeed, organizations that want to thrive in the future will need to have employees and managers who are aware of and skilled in dealing with differences along these identity lines. Another slice of diversity that is not always included in typical diversity discussions, however, is generational diversity.
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Why Hire Seniors and Retirees?
by Art Koff
Hire seniors for project assignments or part-time and save on healthcare costs. According to an Internet-based survey conducted by Thomas Regional, of the nearly 2,500 industrial small businesses owners surveyed nationwide, 63% of the respondents state that healthcare coverage is their biggest challenge. Hiring seniors to work part-time or on temporary assignments in most cases saves health care benefits costs. Medicare benefits kick in at age 65, so insurance benefits become less of an incentive for retirees; yet, surveys have shown that people eligible to collect pensions and Social Security do not necessarily want to quit working. Many retirees continue working but seek decreased and/or flexible hours. According to BSL figures 54% of workers over 65 are employed part-time.
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Age Discrimination Law Now In Force In the UK
by Chris de Morsella
The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations that became law on October 1st, 2006, represents the most important piece of anti-discrimination legislation to be enacted in the UK in many years. This legislation is the result of the government's obligation to adopt the European Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation. Article 25 of this act states that "The prohibition of age discrimination is an essential part of meeting the aims set out in the Employment Guidelines and encouraging diversity in the workforce."
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Page listing links to age discriminataion Laws, publications and resources that enable employers to comply with various countries age discrimination laws. List is organized by country -- and the EC as well -- and are listed in alphabetic order. Countries that are listed are: Australia, the EC, Ireland, Italy, UK and USA
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Washington Association of Multicultural Educators Presents Becoming Culturally Competent.
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DCI Consulting Group Understanding EEO/HR Statistics Seminar.
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The Hubbard & Hubbard Internal Diversity Trainer Certificate Program.
May 23-24 ~ Las Vegas, NV
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