The Globe and Mail interviewed Barbara Jaworski, CEO of the Workplace Institute, this week for her story on climbing the ladder to learning social media and utilizing it successfully in the workplace. For those that weren’t aware, the Workplace institute is active on a variety of social media websites including: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIN, Youtube, [...]
The Workplace Institute was happy to be part of the Business of Aging Event hosted on April 30th in Toronto by MaRS. There, we had the opportunity to share with fellow employers and entrepreneurs the first glance at the Older Workforce Strategy Toolkit that we’ve been working diligently on and were rewarded with feedback to [...]
Barbara Jaworski, CEO of the Workplace Institute, addressed the National Seniors Council in Ottawa this month on ways that the council can listen to employers and understand their older workforce needs. View the full size photos on our Facebook!
Tension makes for fertile bullying ground There is no generation gap when it comes to bullying. New research indicates both younger and older workers are being bullied in the workplace. According to the most recent survey, 39 per cent of workers 50 to 64 years old are currently or have been bullied at their place [...]
The National Seniors Council recently conducted a survey on the labour force participation of seniors, baby-boomers, and intergenerational relations in Canada. This reports aims to address the opportunities and challenges arising from a rapidly aging workforce and offers solutions to overcome them. Page 18 of the document (Page 24, footnote 50 in the PDF) mentions [...]