Retirement of Baby Boomers and Ikigai

Retirement of Baby Boomers and Ikigai

I watched a recent news item by CBC Canada on the upcoming retirement tsunami of the Baby Boomer Generation (1946-1964). May or may not be good news for generations X and Y.
The experts referenced noted that many companies are replacing full-time positions vacated by Boomers with temporary positions or contract jobs. Apparently, many employers are also eliminating these vacated jobs.
We have been discussing this issue for the last 1-2 decades and perhaps this issue is not a real issue. Is the retirement of the Baby Boomers a real issue and are companies or subsequent generations really concerned? If the retirement tsunami actually occurs, what should companies do if and when the recruitment of skilled talent becomes significantly more competitive? And what happens when unskilled people cannot get these jobs.

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		1 Keith Brown HR Consultant, United Kingdom
	Retirement of Baby Boomers As a baby boomer I think the biggest challenges are around knowledge transfer and the increasing use... Sign up

		1 David Wilson Manager, Canada
	Millennials - Generation Z Hi Keith, I agree that companies need to ensure knowledge is transferred from boomers to subsequent ... Sign up

		2 Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
	Young People Should Listen to Experienced Colleagues To me that consultant seems to be a wise person David… 💡I sometimes ask young people: What ... Sign up

		2 Damijan Andjelkovic Director, Slovenia
	Retirement of Baby Boomers and Age Management Great topic David, really an actual one. My good friend Prof. Dr. Vlado Dimovski has research this ... Sign up

		1 Jaap de Jonge Editor, Netherlands
	What is Ikigai? @Damijan Andjelkovic: In the article named Ikigai — jibun no kanosei, kaikasaseru katei ("Ikigai: th... Sign up