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Infohrm Research Reveals Fresh Challenges for Employers Facing an Aging Workforce
Significant implications for workforce planning stem from countervailing patterns in older worker tenure, health, and skillsets
Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 28, 2007 -- The Infohrm Group, the global leader in workforce planning, reporting, and analytics today announced that research conducted by Professor Philip Taylor and Dr. Brad Jorgensen was featured as part of the Gerontological Society of America’s 60th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Held on November 16-20 in San Francisco, California, "The Era of Global Aging: Challenges and Opportunities" conference showcased leaders from countries around the world, addressing problems and successful strategies related to improving the lives of the elderly in their countries, with a special focus on how the aging workforce is changing the traditional employer-employee relationship.
Findings of the research collaboration by Professor Taylor, faculty member at Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia, and Dr. Jorgensen, Infohrm’s Manager of Global Analytics Services, was delivered as part of the Presidential Symposium entitled "Older Workers and the Spectre of Uselessness: Working Later in a Changing Labor Market."
The symposium featured discussion of how demographic trends, combined with social, technological, and globalization shifts, are creating significant challenges for employers and nations in effectively managing labor supply.
Specifically, and in light of warnings about the sustainability of social welfare systems and declining labor availability, a number of influential bodies are now calling for greater efforts among the industrialized nations to prolong working lives. However, ongoing changes in the organization of industry and labor present potentially serious risks for older workers with few (or outdated) skills or those in declining health. Reconciling these countervailing tensions is a problem now facing a number of industrialized economies.
Participants shared their perspectives on how nations are responding to these challenges and confronting older workers’ "spectre of uselessness," as jobs are transferred to younger workers.
"Research into the implications of an aging workforce is a central tenet of Infohrm’s service to our clients and we are delighted that Brad’s work was featured at such a prestigious event," says Brian Kelly, President of Infohrm North America. "Clearly, the importance of effective workforce planning will only increase over time, as organizations seek to understand and predict how such labor supply patterns will affect their critical job roles."
About The Infohrm Group
The Infohrm Group is the global leader in on-demand workforce planning, reporting, and human capital analytics solutions. With over 25 years of experience, and a strong customer base consisting of Fortune 1000, non-profit, and government clients, Infohrm has paved the way for organizations to measure the impact of human capital initiatives and drive business results. The Infohrm solutions couple a leading edge on-demand technology platform with strategic consulting and training services to focus on the analysis of data to help organizations make informed decisions around human capital practices. Learn more at www.infohrm.com.
This press release was distributed through eMediawire by Human Resources Marketer (HR Marketer: www.HRmarketer.com) on behalf of the company listed above.
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