Some occupations are physically too much for aging bodies. Some are too stressful & demanding. There needs to be more opportunities for older workers to instruct, mentor & support, & part time if wanted, so as not to waste their knowledge & skills. We know graduate teachers generally receive too little support. Imagine if a well matched & enthusiastic older teacher was matched with graduate teachers to work a day or 2 a week, planning, modelling teaching etc if & when required. Few teachers work beyond 60, not because they’re wealthy, but because they’re burnt out. Expecting older workers to delay retirement & not offering them suitable work is not okay. #LaterRetirement #OlderWorkers

An aging crisis looms
Rethinking how we can adjust
Who wants to live forever?

#agingcrisis #olderworkers #policymakers #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/business/dealbook/demographic-crisis.html

Most 50- to 65-year-olds who care for spouses or parents combine work and caregiving, and about 20 percent have forgone care due to costs. Federal benefits, especially combined with state supplements, can make a real difference. https://www.upjohn.org/research-highlights/research-finds-help-available-many-who-care-parent-or-spouse-few-take-advantage-it
#ASSA2023 #olderworkers

Continuing the thread on #olderworkers : our Beth Truesdale and Brian Asquith are each presenting research on the topic Sunday at the #ASSA2023 conference in New Orleans.
https://www.upjohn.org/research-highlights/upjohn-institute-participates-2023-assa-conference-new-orleans

Why have #olderworkers been slower to return to the workforce? @BHershbein takes a closer look with this month's New Hires Quality Index release.
https://www.upjohn.org/about/news-events/new-hires-quality-index-continues-record-run-hiring-older-workers-becomes-more-selective #econtwitter #hiring #nhqi

My sense is that #OlderWorkers probably have a very good grasp of why they are no longer in the employment space.

I wonder if any good qualitative #research has been done to understand them - or is the (what I believe is very patronisingly called) midlife MoT just being flung out there to get some headlines?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64083802