Organisational Behaviour and HRM

      Research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development; found that “the in" rel="nofollow">increasin" rel="nofollow">ing age of Europe’s population and workforce has become a major policy focus, both in" rel="nofollow">in the UK and at European level, over the past number of years.  The fact that an ever-greater proportion of Europe’s workers are classified as older workers creates a number of challenges …”. Creatin" rel="nofollow">ing longer, more fulfillin" rel="nofollow">ing workin" rel="nofollow">ing lives: Employer practice in" rel="nofollow">in five European countries, CIPD, May 2016 Briefly discuss the challenges faced by organisations in" rel="nofollow">in managin" rel="nofollow">ing an agein" rel="nofollow">ing workforce, and (2) Select any TWO of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing human resource practices and critically examin" rel="nofollow">ine the contribution they can make towards overcomin" rel="nofollow">ing the challenges posed by employee longevity in" rel="nofollow">in the workplace.   What is happenin" rel="nofollow">ing?https://www.cipd.co.uk/knowledge/fundamentals/relations/diversity/creatin" rel="nofollow">ing-longer-workin" rel="nofollow">ing-lives-report Increase in" rel="nofollow">in age of Europe’s population and workforce resultin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in greater proportion of workers bein" rel="nofollow">ing classified as older workers.One challenge for employers is how to optimise older workers’ active participation in" rel="nofollow">in the labour market and extend their workin" rel="nofollow">ing lives.What is happenin" rel="nofollow">ing (2) Other challenges…Lack of opportunities to retire graduallyExclusion from train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ingNegative perceptions of older people among workforceResearch: Ashridge Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Schoolhttps://www.ashridge.org.uk/getmedia/35377b47-197b-4667-8b1e-d46f6fb608ae/Baby-Boomers.pdfBaby boomers …are not bein" rel="nofollow">ing used to full potentialare driven by in" rel="nofollow">intrin" rel="nofollow">insic needswant somethin" rel="nofollow">ing different.Main" rel="nofollow">intain" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing the status quo may not be advisableBaby boomers and HR see their future differently Thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing Strategically about Age Diversity (CIPD Podcast)https://soundcloud.com/cipd/podcast-88-thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing-strategically-about-age-diversityCIPD recommends 5 essential components … to address agein" rel="nofollow">ing workforce challenges:Inclusive recruitment practicesImprovin" rel="nofollow">ing capability of lin" rel="nofollow">ine managers to manage an age-diverse workforceInvestment in" rel="nofollow">in train" rel="nofollow">inin" rel="nofollow">ing and developmentSupportin" rel="nofollow">ing employee health and well-bein" rel="nofollow">ingFlexible workin" rel="nofollow">ing What can be done?Examples of HR practicesWorkforce plannin" rel="nofollow">ing & age diversity monitorin" rel="nofollow">ing