Dewan, Tarun

Older Workers Project: Employer Experiences

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Supporting host (sht): Trent Applied Social Research Laboratory, Creator (cre): Bates, Kimberly A, Creator (cre): Law, Alan, Creator (cre): Dewan, Tarun, Supporting host (sht): The Workforce Development Board, Issuing body (isb): Trent Centre for Community-Based Education, Other (oth): Trent University
Abstract:

This report presents the main results from the qualitative and exploratory study of Employer experiences of the aging workforce in the manufacturing and health care sectors in the Peterborough area during 2010-11. The purpose of the study was to identify the challenges and opportunities confronted by organizations employing older workers, and navigating the challenges of a labour pool with a high average age relative to other parts of Ontario and similar communities across Canada.

2011