The Business Case to Hire Experience
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MANAGING THE GAP
A
s more and more Baby Boomers reach retirement
age, Canada faces a skills and labour shortage.
Prepare for a skills shortage in your company.
Act now to lessen
a skills and labour
shortage.
Develop a work
culture where
age doesn’t equal
decline.
Retain mature
employees and
new hires to
protect your
human resource
investment.
Examine your
company’s
hiring practices
and patterns.
Reinforce that age
is an asset and don’t
let stereotypes
about aging interfere
with hiring great
employees.
Strengthen your
workforce with
diversity, including
employees of all ages.
Retain employees past traditional retirement age by
offering flexible and creative work schedules and
other incentives.