posted on: October 11, 2008
Believe it or not, yes! According to Employee Benefit News, “data recently released by the U.S. division of Sun Life Financial reveals that almost half (48%) of the American workforce believes it will still be working at the traditional retirement age of 67, and four of the five top reasons given were not financial in nature”. So, despite the uncertainty in our economy right now, US workers are choosing to work longer. Furthermore, as the talent war continues to escalate among US corporations, human resources administrators need to engage their ‘alumni’ - whether they worked at the company for one year or 40 years. This trend of keeping in touch with alumni is hot amongst industries where human talent is the most valuable asset, and we plan to post more articles on this large topic several times during the coming months.
Following this trend, we have noticed our own clients extending our employee discount program to their retirees as one method of ‘keeping in touch’. It’s a turn-key process for human resources administrators that can score big points with company alumni. Especially in today’s economy, who doesn’t want perks and an employee discount program?