Employing Older Worker

Employing Older Worker

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Strategies for employing older workers and the reason these strategies are appropriate............3
Key Challenges in employing older workers and their implications...........................................4
Recommendations........................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
Employing older worker in the organization refers to utilizing the experience and skills of
the people by offering those titles and post. Employers hire old workers as they act as a great
mentor and can lead the organization in the right direction by their experience. Old workers
possess some qualities from which the organisation can benefit such as they have strong vision
and a good leadership skills. They work with ethical behaviour and also have strong networks. In
the further report strategies for employing older workers will be discussed and also why the
strategies are appropriate. Also challenges associated with hiring older workers and
recommendations on the ways in which the challenges can be overcomed.
MAIN BODY
Strategies for employing older workers and the reason these strategies are appropriate.
There are various strategies for employing older workers such as:
Providing the older workers with higher status and position in hospitality sector
Employing the old workers at higher positions and giving them adequate respect can be a
strategy by which the old workers will be motivated to work at the workplace. This strategy can
be adopted by hospitality sector as they can get the benefit of leadership and direction. Also the
old employees have greater knowledge about the industry and have good networks therefore it
can benefit the hospitality organization. Feeling them valued at the workplace can stimulate high
performance work culture at the organization. Giving them respect and status increase their
morale and they perform well and at their full capacity. This is the strategy which the hospitality
sector organization can use to employ older workers.
Providing older worker facility of flexible working hours in IT sector
Old workers and employees adds on more value to the organization therefore providing
them facility of flexible working hours can motivate them to work and the organization can get
the benefit of their skills and expertise. Due to their age the old workers may not be able to work
for more hours effectively therefore giving them facility of flexible working hours can balance