The Future of Work for the 50+ Considerations for workers and employers.

People are living (and working) longer, and there are lasting effects. How will we respond to these 5 megatrends that are shaping the future of work?

Future of Work Five Megatrends Point of View Blogs

  • Xenia Viragh, Natalie King, and Anika Heavener, The SCAN Foundation
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The Older Workforce Renaissance

Older adults who continue to seek income often also seek flexibility, which makes non-traditional and gig-based employment an attractive option to these workers

Entrepreneurship Past 50: Envisioning a Better Future

"For adults 50-plus, entrepreneurship can be an important source of income, serving as one’s main job, a side hustle, or a bridge to retirement."

A Skills-Based Profile is a Personal Brand

"A worker’s “brand” is their skills-based profile. Essentially workers must find ways to articulate their skills and experiences on new technology-based and digital job-matching platforms."

Breaking the Training and Education Paradox for an Aging Workforce

"Against an ever-changing backdrop of new technologies, practices, and workplace norms, today’s extended careers call for a continuing commitment to training and education—for the sake of workers and employers, both."

4 Workplace Benefits to Help Address Financial Challenges for Older Employees, Today and Tomorrow

"...to attract and retain older generations of workers, employers must help them prepare for what is to come as they age."

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