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Are pension plans making a comeback?

HRExecutive

Two recent headlines have, at the least, sparked conversations about reviving the predominant retirement benefit of the last century, experts say. Big Blue explained the move in a statement by saying it would help employees diversify their retirement portfolios and enjoy a “stable and predictable” benefit.

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Helping Employees With Retirement Planning During Market Volatility

Zenefits

More than a third of United States workers don’t have a retirement account. On top of that, 2/3 of savers say they believe they are on target for a comfortable retirement — but experts disagree. With few companies providing pensions anymore, many employees are counting on Social Security in retirement. Here’s an example.

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How To Gain Peace of Mind Over Your Retirement Strategy In Volatile Times

Thrive Global

After the past year and a half of wild swings in financial markets brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and then ensuing economic recovery, one wouldn’t be blamed for feeling uncertainty about whether they have the right retirement strategy to weather any other curveballs the market may throw. The nest egg must be protected. It’s too late. .

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Why Are Companies Turning to Older Workers? Should You?

AvilarHR

Not so long ago, most people worked until the age of 62 or 65 before retiring to fill their days with family, travel and recreation. However, while no one was looking, the rules of retirement changed! Roughly 10,000 Baby Boomers retire each day. Why Hire or Retain the Most Seasoned Employees? When Are Older Workers a Good Fit?

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How to Solve Hiring Problems in Manufacturing with Employee Recognition

Semos Cloud

After the 2008 recession, the trade deficit skyrocketed and the number of blue-collar workers fell from 24.6 As more workers migrated to white-collar jobs, and seasoned professionals move closer to retirement, the entire manufacturing sector faces an unprecedented number of missing laborers. In 1970, blue-collar jobs in the US were 31.2

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Employer branding examples that get it right

Business Management Daily

Perhaps their employer branding examples can assist with improving your own company’s reputation among the workforce. Consider the excellent wording, “Whether you’re looking for your first job or you’re retired and want to stay active, a part-time job at Wegmans could be just what you’ve been looking for.” Wegmans Food Markets.

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Retirement Planning: The Gender Gap Persists

HRExecutive

A quick search of our website, using the terms “women” and “retirement,” brings back an article from August 2008 that describes retirement planning as “a nightmare for many women.”. In examining the retirement saving and investing behaviors of roughly 3.5 For example, women are, on average, contributing 7.5