What’s behind McDonald’s effort to bring on more older workers?
With McDonald’s pledge, the company committed to putting all of its current openings — 58,000 jobs across the country — on the AARP job board.
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What women, employers and the government can do about the gender pay gap
While the wage gap may not vanish anytime soon, there are steps that women, employers and the government could take to lessen the disparity.
What Older Voters Want in the Midterm Elections
By Richard Eisenberg Older voters could be a decisive bloc in the midterm elections, particularly since recent polls have showed registered voters 65+ leaning decisively towards Democratic congressional candidates, a sharp reversal from previous election cycles. An NBC News/Wall Street Journal…
Older workers are seeing more job opportunities, but at what cost?
(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) By Richard Eisenberg Getting a job in your 50s or 60s certainly isn’t easy, but new and somewhat surprising employment data suggests that prospects and pay are…