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Retirees Are Re-entering the Workforce: What It Means for Employers

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Retirement-aged employees, as well, found themselves heading for the door. The Employee Benefits News website says , “Retirement-aged employees were the first to go when COVID began.” As employers sought to cut costs to cope with the economic fallout from the pandemic, many decided to begin with retirement-aged employees.

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The Next Chapter at Zenefits

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I left retirement to be a part of the Zenefits revolution, hoping to contribute in some way to the need to simplify, speed up and automate insurance and employee record keeping. In San Francisco last month, we announced that Zenefits would transition from competing as a broker to powering the broker community with our technology.

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Is “Quiet Promotion” Going On in Your Company? How to Find Out and Fix It

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But in the long run, an overloaded, undercompensated workforce could be a problem when productivity, retention, and overall job satisfaction are at stake. Inability to connect with diverse candidates (23%). Retirement (33%). Here are some of the risks: Productivity. Burnout, in turn, cuts productivity and raises turnover.

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The Benefits of LGBTQ+ Inclusion and Diversity Training

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The older workers from the Baby Boomer generation are nearing retirement age. As this shift happens, companies need to adjust their cultures, policies, and practices to better support younger and more diverse employees. However, one thing organizations can’t do is deny the diversity of their employees.

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Attracting Top Talent in Today’s Evolving Workforce

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Ankur Patel , Director of Product Marketing at Zenefits, identifies 4 critical trends and the forces behind them for small and medium-sized businesses. . They increase productivity and attract talent. They opt for early retirement or go freelance, taking advantage of emerging gig opportunities. Diversity and inclusion.

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Scheduling and Forecasting to Improve Employee Productivity

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Productive employees yield optimal long-term results. Although obtaining and maintaining productive employees is no simple feat, you can increase the odds through scheduling and forecasting. This is because, oftentimes, hourly employees: Need to be assigned work shifts based on customer/product demand. Must clock in and out.

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How to Handle Age Discrimination in Hiring and Retention

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A 64-year-old Apple executive was denied a retention bonus worth $800k — for the first time in 11 years — allegedly because the HR team no longer believed he required an incentive due to being close to retirement age. Interviewers ask older job seekers about their retirement plans. Don’t focus on retirement.