Frankfurt, March 11, 2009: Long-term planning of staffing requirements falls victim to crisis – European companies pay less attention to ageing workforce
Demographic change is progressing incessantly throughout Europe. As a consequence the European workforce is continuously getting older while at the same time the skills gap is widening. Yet, in the face of economic crisis, companies are cutting measures that would prepare them for demographic change and keep their ageing workforce both motivated and productive. Long-term planning of personnel needs and skills is being sacrificed for short-term reaction to crisis. That is the result of a survey of 2.500 companies in the biggest countries of the EU conducted by the Adecco Institute. The study was presented at a press conference by the Chairman of the Institute, Wolfgang Clement. – Shepard Fox Communications organized and managed the press conference including TV and print media interviews by the Chairman and the Head of Adecco Germany, authored the press release, distributed it internationally, as well as edited and produced the study report after coordinating the survey in Germany, France, UK, Italy, and Spain.
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