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What barriers are young adults facing in today's workforce? What do they value most in an employer? Get insights into these questions and more in this new report, based on survey data and conversations with Louisville-area young adults: https://lnkd.in/eQe-YRcH #GenWork

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the adult social care workforce in England and the characteristics of the 1.59 million people working in it. Topics covered include recent trends in workforce supply and demand.

By 2034, the U.S. will have more people over age 65 than under 18 for the first time. How can employers respond to this shift and harness this surging asset? In this blog post, Managing Director, Center for the Future of Aging at the Milken Institute, Diane Ty shares on why older workers are America's surging asset and how we can optimize our workforce for the future. Read the full article here: http://spr.ly/6044l6qbK. #Workforce #AgeDiversity #FutureOfWork #PolicyMakers #ThinkTanks #Recruitment #OlderWorkers

Some fascinating dynamics are at play in the workforce. To be in a position to leverage the assets that are the older workforce, you need to know who they are in your organization.

Check out this solid, informative article by the American Society on Aging's On Aging Institute executive director, Rajiv Ahuja, JD, on the importance of recognizing the value of older workers generally and of the SCSEP program specifically.

This October, Skills for Care is raising awareness of the essential role data plays in shaping adult social care. Through the ‘Making a Difference with Data’ campaign, the organisation will focus on the impact of the Adult Social Care Workforce Data Set (ASC-WDS), which collects vital workforce data from over 20,000 employers. By submitting data to ASC-WDS, employers support smarter decisions in areas like workforce planning and government policy. Follow the campaign to learn how accurate data is helping to build a better future for the adult social care sector. Read more: https://loom.ly/RqoG_lo #DataDrivesChange #SocialCare

Enjoyed reading recent posts by both Jane Townson OBE and Melanie Weatherley MBE covering the state of workforce in the care sector, alongside the recent Skills for Care social care sector workforce report https://lnkd.in/dcWvAh5m Some additional thoughts from me: * It's clear that international recruitment has played a critical role helping the social care workforce expand. Nearly 250,000 overseas professionals have joined the workforce over the last 2.5 years. * Without these dedicated individuals, the vacancy rate, instead of decreasing from 10% to 8.3%, would have exploded to something like 20% - unimaginable. * It's equally clear that international recruitment is only part of the solution. There needs to be a fundamental revision of the role care staff play in our society, starting firstly with better pay but also spanning wider recognition and training to build the role into a core vocation domestically. * With public finances stretched, and a worker shortage of 1.2M across ALL UK sectors, there are no easy answers to a full and stable care sector workforce. At Borderless we welcome some of the positive and overdue developments made by government over the last 10 months, particularly around greater regulatory oversight of sponsoring businesses, and a stronger Home Office enforcement regime. While this adds significant complexity and friction for care businesses, it is starting to reduce historically high levels of system abuse by unscrupulous third parties, which was an untenable position for the UK to have facilitated. With the care workforce required to expand by nearly 40% over the next 15 years, getting migration right is clearly mission critical.

Sept. 23-27 is National Employ Older Workers Week recognizing the vital role of experienced workers. To learn more about hiring a diverse workforce, visit: https://bit.ly/4dQwOFz #HiringTips #ExperiencedWorkers #AgeDiversity #ValueExperience #SkillsNotAge #BusinessTools

The U.S. Census Bureau said less than 26% of U.S. households still have someone working remotely. Additionally, a separate study by Resume Builder showed 90% of companies plan to implement a return to office policy by the end of 2024. As everyone (apparently) heads back to the office, I thought it would be fun to relive the early days of work-from-home and how each generation handled the transition. What do you think? Does these still hold true? #workfromhome #returntooffice #leadership #generations #funny #eventprofs #meetingprofs

The New Age of Aging As the data here shows, people who are 65 or older now represent the fastest-growing segment of the labor force-by far. Companies will need to think in creative new ways about how to engage these workers and make the most of what they have to offer. #aging #labourmarket #HBR #research #checkitout