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SHRM project to focus on aging workforce

The HR organization hopes to help employer do a better job of retaining older workers who can give them a competitive edge.

By Allen Greenberg | Updated on March 04, 2014
Oscar Martinez, 77, center, greets diners at the Carnation Cafe at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. The chef is the park’s longest-tenured employee, beginning as a busboy nearly 57 years ago. (AP Photo/Matt Sedensky)

Many baby boomers plan to work past the traditional retirement age of 65, but the next five years or so will see huge numbers of this generation leaving the workforce.

Between now and then, the Society for Human Resource Management and the SHRM Foundation will work on a project aimed at highlighting the value of older workers and identifying best practices for retaining and employing an aging workforce.

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