To Work Act of 2000 eliminates the Social Security retirement earnings test in and after the month in which a person attains full retirement age at 65. This has the potential to allow many excellent people to reenter the work place. It also may require employers to rethink the way in which older workers are viewed. The positive aspects of mature workers their experience, good judgment, commitment to quality, reliable attendance, punctuality and low turnover rate will contribute to a department s productivity and have a positive effect on your overall profitability. Their work experience makes mature workers highly qualified to do a particular job.
Older workers have experience, abilities, patience, maturity, good judgment and a strong work ethic.
Older workers offer stability. They are less likely to switch jobs or leave the area. Older workers have a lifetime of experience dealing with change in the workplace. They are flexible and have learned to adapt to get the work out. Mature workers seeking employment want to work.