Workplace Insight
APRIL 23, 2023
Data from Legal and General and the Centre for Economic Research (Cebr) suggests that the number of over 50s in employment has increased by 36 percent in the last 20 years, with 47 percent of this age group predicted to be in employment by 2030. The post Reconnecting older workers with the office: have we retired what matters most?
Success
MAY 21, 2024
In some cases, they opt to organize family meetings in which everyone can be clear about responsibilities such as who will oversee health and legal decisions for parents, parental wishes for living arrangements, their available resources including various types of insurance, and how inheritances will be apportioned.
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Allwork
DECEMBER 5, 2023
The insistence of employers on a full return to the office, without considering individual circumstances, could lead to a surge in legal issues — particularly discrimination claims. Are employers walking into a legal storm by enforcing rigid return-to-office (RTO) mandates? In a lawsuit against Electric Boat Corp.,
Success
JULY 19, 2022
Next, you’ll need to consider your current company benefits such as health insurance and retirement plans. Additionally, many companies offer a retirement plan and match employees’ contributions. That’s free money going toward your retirement that you’ll need to start saving yourself. All investing involves risk.
On The Job
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
Is it legal? Just look at the start-up companies that go begging for older executive coaches when they realize they have zero management experience, or the employers who hire back retired workers when they find they make better, more dependable employees. Is that fair? Still, the news is not all bad for older workers. Keep the edge.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
However, realize you may only get a portion of the truth because if someone is terrible, they are not allowed to say they were terrible for legal reasons, etc. While it is not fair or right, this is why there are tons of articles online about what questions are legal and illegal to ask. A company can’t ask someone if they have kids.
On The Job
AUGUST 3, 2009
A tough environment for something that is so important to success -- and yet many companies continue to make the same mistakes, don't they? Scot, When I was a senior in college and my dad was 10 months from retirement, he was laid off, as were 900 other people at the refinery in my small town. August 5, 2009 7:25 AM Anita said.
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