As the U.S. labor shortage persists and the workforce is experiencing its slowest growth rate in decades, businesses that retain and support older workers are discovering a strategic advantage.
Not only do workers ages 50 and up show resilience, high engagement, and critical soft skills, but multigenerational teams that include older workers are also more productive, harnessing the combined power of innovation and experience.
Despite the advantages older people bring to the workforce, age discrimination remains pervasive — and costly to businesses. In 2018, age discrimination cost the U.S. economy an estimated $850 billion, a number projected to grow to $3.9 trillion by 2050.
In a competitive business landscape, leaders need to address age bias and invest in longevity and multigenerational teams in order to future-proof their business.
Learn how your organization can create policies that better support the needs of older workers and, by extension, your entire workforce. Join us on Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. ET for the Health Action Alliance’s National Employer Briefing: The Business Case for Longevity, presented by AARP.
The Health Action Alliance is a joint initiative of the Ad Council, the CDC Foundation and the de Beaumont Foundation—in partnership with Meteorite. Our free tools, training and events help employers, large and small, navigate evolving health challenges, improve the health of workers and engage with public health partners to build stronger, healthier communities.
