A Guide for Human Resource Professionals | Page 30

The Business Case to Hire Experience | 30 RETAIN YOUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST KEEP YOUR WORKFORCE FULLY STAFFED AND HAPPY, REGARDLESS OF AGE, WITH THESE KEY STRATEGIES Offer flexible work schedules, contracts, part-time jobs, job-sharing; and other creative work solutions to fit employees’ professional and personal needs. Consider working conditions. As employees age, physical conditions may limit or change the way they work. Are work stations ergonomically correct? Are job requirements adaptable or transferrable amongst employees? Encourage cross-generational camaraderie through workplace initiatives, mentoring and training. Remember that shared life experiences—marriage, birth of a child or grandchild, divorce, death of a loved one—can happen to employees of all ages. These experiences bring people together, regardless of age.