How Hiring Back Retirees Can Fill The Talent Gap
HRDIVE, April 18th, 2023
On the heels of rekindled retirement age debates, a session at SHRM's Talent Conference posited an unpopular opinion.
At what age should workers retire? French President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms - bumping the retirement age up to 64 years old - have incited fiery protests. The U.S.'s wavering economy and the evolving American approach to labor has revived this debate at home.
At the Society for Human Resource Management's Talent Conference, Dethra Giles, consultant and speaker, addressed a curious phenomenon: Baby Boomers in the U.S. remain an untapped generational talent pool because of age discrimination, even from retirement-aged decision makers in the workplace.