Nouvelle Zélande : les entreprises ne semblent pas inquiètes du vieillissement de leurs salariés

Le vieillissement des salariés de Nouvelle Zélande pourrait effrayer les acteurs du marché du travail mais moins de la moitié des employeurs considèrent cette transition comme étant un problème, d’après un rapport récent réalisé « ;Hudson New Zealand’s ‘Ageing Population – Implications for Employers ;». Less than half New Zealand employers consider the ageing workforce a business issue, despite statistics clearly showing that it threatens to progressively drain the labour market, according to the latest Hudson New Zealand’s Ageing Population—Implications for Employers report.By the middle of this century one in four New Zealanders will be aged 65 years or older, compared to one in eight today. Hudson New Zealand general manager, Greg Thompson, says that when combined with the current skill and labour shortage and the lowest unemployment levels in 16 years, the results are a clear warning to employers. « All these factors are pointing to a progressive draining of the labour market, yet few organisations are taking steps to address the issue, » he says.And less than half of New Zealand businesses have a formal process in place to transfer skills and knowledge internally when an employee chooses to retire, the report reveals. « Mature-aged workers are walking out the door