Why Hire Seniors? HS GRADS are lazy, cant add, cant read, cant spell, difficulty making change, unreliable in showing up for work. Never really graduated from HIGH SCHOOL but were PUSHED OUT. SCHOOL BOARDS KNOW AND SCHOOL TEACHERS KNOW THEY SHOVE THE KIDS OUT THE FRONT DOOR ASAP…they did not satisfactorily complete the COURSE WORK. 77% agreed that older workers have a higher level of commitment to the organization than younger workers. Numerous studies and surveys indicate that senior workers make excellent employees and may, in several respects, make better employees than their younger counterparts. For example: In a study by the National Council on the Aging (NCOA) and McDonalds Corporation, 97% of employers surveyed stated that older workers are thorough and reliable in completing their work. The same study found that employers felt that OLDER WORKERS generally: had low turnover rates were flexible and open to change possessed up-to-date skills were interested in learning new tasks did not experience transportation problems were willing to take on challenging tasks had low absentee rates had few on-the-job accidents A study by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found that Of the nearly 400 human resource professionals surveyed: 77% agreed that older workers have a higher level of commitment to the organization than younger workers (only 5% disagreed) 68% concluded training older workers costs less or the same as training their younger counterparts (6% disagreed) 57% reported that age does not affect the amount of time required to train an employee (14% disagreed) 49% determined that older workers grasped new concepts as well as younger workers (18% disagreed) If youd like more information, here are some resources: An Employers Guide to Older Workers :How to Win Them Back and Convince Them to Stay, This guide was published by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, but no longer appears on their web site. This link is to a copy posted by Aged and Community Services in Australia. Supervisors Guide: Managing Aging Worker, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration Older Worker Myths and Realities, Experience Works Some Facts about Older Workers, FutureWork Institute Study Shatters Myths about Older Employees, Encore.org
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 16:32:48 +0000
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