BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Older Worker
- generally considered to mean an employee aged 50 or over but in some industries, such as IT, an older worker is somebody over 30. Older workers can be subject to age discrimination.
Additional Resources
- Job Fairs Highlight DOL National Employ Older Workers Week
- AARP Foundation and The Employment Guide[R] Connect Older Workers with Businesses During Older Worker Job Fair Series NORFOLK, Va. -- In celebration of the U.S. Department of Labor's National Employ Older Workers Week, Sept. 23-29, 2007, the AARP Foundation (www.AARP.org/foundation) and The Employment Guide (www.EmploymentGuide.com) have collaborated to bring...
- Research articles 2007-09-24
- Shunning retirement: Older worker numbers continue to escalate
- Audrey Ortel usually is the first to arrive at Barth Electric Co. Inc. Laura Johnson puts in a 11-hour day at Honda West Automobiles. And Jim Harrison enjoys counseling clients at h s Harrison & Moberly law firm. Young eager beavers trying to impress the boss? Hardly, considering...
- Research articles 2002-01-21
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao Issues Proclamation Honoring National Older Worker Week 2002
- WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao this evening addressed AARP's dinner to honor this year's Best Companies for Workers Over 50. AARP recognizes these companies for understanding the value of the mature worker, asWASHINGTON, Sept. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine...
- Research articles 2002-09-25
- Do Older Workers Have the Staying Power? | BTalk Australia
- Older workers are loyal and they can bring a wealth of experience to your business. Today on BTalk Australia, Grahame Doyle of Hays Recruitment talks to Phil Dobbie about how many recruiters still prefer younger staff, or place older people into lower-ranking positions. He says older workers need to compete...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- What Is a Millennial?
- What Is a Millennial?You are making a huge assumption herethat the baby boomers will retire immediately once they reach retirement age. Nothing is further from the truth. Every single boomer I know wants to continue working when they reach retirement age, although they are usually interested in flexible...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- The Business Press, Ontario, Calif., Business Datebook Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Sep. 25--MONDAY, SEPT. 25 Event/Sponsor: Fourth Annual Older Worker Job Fair / Riverside County's Older Worker Coalition Time: 10 a.m. -- 3 p.m. Location: Riverside Convention Center, 3442 Orange St., Riverside Price: Free Information: (909) 955-3100 Event/Sponsor: "Geographic Information Systems Career...
- Research articles 2000-09-24
- Grey future ahead for ageing Scots; Economist warns jobs market will
- The shortage of younger people in Scotland ought to be good news for the older worker - but it doesn't turn out that way. The jobs market will become an increasingly hostile place for the older worker, warns one of the country's leading economists, with falling wage...
- Research articles 2002-07-07
- Working Longer and Liking It
- Like it or not, in today's rapidly shrinking economy you're almost certainly going to have to postpone your retirement by a few years. Alicia Munnell, who heads the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, outlines how to stay in the game as long as you need — and...
- Articles 2009-03-09
- Accommodating an Aging Workforce
- The older worker is here to stay, according to a national AARP survey of 1,500 employees age 45 to 74. Nearly 70 percent of those surveyed plan to work in their retirement years in some capacity, with 35 percent saying they would stay in their current job and 28 percent...
- White papers 2003-02-01
- College life - after retirement Penn State offers people 60 and older a place in its classrooms. Some of the courses are tuition-free.
- Maggie McDermott, a foreign service worker whose postings took her around the globe, always wanted a bachelor's degree. So when the Doylestown woman retired, she enrolled in Pennsylvania State University's program for students aged 60 and older, in Abington. "There was a little apprehension, just being older and suddenly being...
- Research articles 2008-01-13
- Job Searching When You Are Over 40
- Why does age discrimination happen? Younger hiring managers may feel uncomfortable telling someone older what to do like bossing around their parents. They may also feel that someone older is not as technically savvy or as physically and mentally "Quick" as someone younger. They may even suspect that you'll be...
- White papers 2004-07-14
- On Their Own
- Twenty years ago, even young workers stated a preference for a pension plan as opposed to a savings plan. Today, even a majority of older workers state a first preference for a savings plan when it comes to retirement preparation. Most workers, but particularly the young, have always had high...
- White papers 2007-08-31
- Boston Court Rules Against Massachusetts High-Tech Firm.
- By Diane E. Lewis, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 1--A Boston federal court has ruled that a Massachusetts high-tech company illegally forced older workers seeking to collect severance pay or retirement packages to waive their right to file age bias...
- Research articles 2001-06-01
- Are Baby Boomers Unlucky, Moneywise?
- We boomers had all last week the anniversary of Woodstock to remind ourselves how lucky we were to have come of age during the era of sex, drugs and rock n roll. Now that our nostalgia-induced buzz has faded, though, it's back to reality: recession, swollen college bills, blasted home...
- Blog posts 2009-08-21
- Phased Retirement Mutually Beneficial
- The case study says that even in the current economic environment, Employment Policy Foundation EPF research forecasts a labor and skill shortage of up to 35 million by 2030. Failure to eliminate the shortage will result in slower economic growth and a lower standard of living than otherwise would be...
- Case studies 2003-04-21
- Job Search Techniques: Smashing The Gray Ceiling
- Undoubtedly, there are individuals out there who have their own issues with hiring someone who reminds them of their father or who have had problems in the past with an underperforming older worker who was difficult to terminate. There will always be those you cannot reach, no matter how convincing...
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Autism is More Than Family Affair for UPS Worker, Father, Volunteer; Flores Earns UPS's Coveted Community Service Award
- ATLANTA -- Ten years ago, Tony Flores learned the disappointing news that his 2-year-old son Joey had autism. Not much later, Tony and his wife, Sandy, were told their older child Sammy had the condition as well.
- Research articles 2005-07-13
- RetirementJobs.com Certifies Manpower Inc. and Schneider National as Innovative "Age Friendly" Employers
- Two leading Wisconsin companies lauded by "Older Worker Champion" U.S. Senator Herb Kohl for their proven success in hiring and retaining mature workers
- Research articles 2007-08-09
- Amtrak worker's plans working out nicely
- Donesta Lay is looking forward to a future that many women can only imagine: as a happy retiree. Though she won't retire as an Amtrak ticket agent for 3 1/2 more years, Lay, 56, has taken profits from the sale of a home she lived in for 35 years and...
- Research articles 2006-09-14
- ChEs' "retirement" is a lot of work
- At federal, state, and local environmental agencies nationwide, retirement-age chemical engineers are staying current and, at the same time, supporting major initiatives through the Senior Environmental Employment SEE program. Created and funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency EPA, the SEE program is operated by the National Older Worker...
- Research articles 1998-09-01
