EP58: Age-Friendly Employers with Tim Driver

<p><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The Age-Friendly Employers Program is the antidote to ageism. It gets people back into life, re-engaging, socializing, getting off the couch, not depressed, and contributing to society."<br /></span></em><strong>-Tim Driver, Founder & CEO of Age-Friendly Ventures<br /> <br /></strong><em><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The wisdom and experience of older people is a resource of inestimable worth. Recognizing and treasuring the contributions of older people is essential to the long-term flourishing of any society."</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;"> <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">These words from Daisaku Ikeda, a peacebuilder and Buddhist philosopher, validate the role of older adults as part of a nation's workforce. <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Employing and retaining older adults isn't "doing a good deed thing"; instead, it's more of "do what's expedient." Businesses, agencies, and companies struggle to recruit workers and keep those they have due to the 3.6% national unemployment rate.<br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">As this is combined with an increasingly aging population and changing demographics of young adults, "there would be no recourse but to consider the importance of older workers," <br /> <br /></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">This Is Getting Old: Moving Towards an Age-Friendly World,</span></em> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">we will be talking about Age-Friendly Employers with Tim Driver, Founder & CEO of Age-Friendly Ventures. Tim will shed some light on not only what an Age-Friendly Employer is, but also how to become one. Tune in to the episode, and together let's make the change towards a more age-friendly world. <br /> <br /></span><strong>Part One of 'Age-Friendly Employers' <br /> <br /></strong><strong>What is an Age-Friendly Employer?<br /> <br /></strong><span style="font-weight: 400;">The</span> <a href= "https://w