Best Companies for Employees Over 50
Job Search October 9th, 2007As a member of the Career Management Alliance, I receive some of the latest information that comes out. Today we were informed that AARP just released its selection of the top 50 from a list of 115 companies that embrace older workers.
Some reasons for top picks include company policies and practices for workers over 50, range of flexible work arrangements, available health benefits, number of senior employees in the total company workforce, alternative work arrangements, seasonal work programs, telecommuting, lifelong learning, financial benefits, on-site medical centers, retirement plans, job rotation, temporary work in other departments, and more. Top on the list for boomers is flexible work arrangements, since many of them care either for their grandchildren or for their aging parents.
The list is in its seventh year, and “is really about best practices within the employer community,” said Deborah Russell, Director of Workforce Issues for AARP. Over time, the list has become more diverse, moving away from the dominance of healthcare. The current diversity includes financial groups, Michelin of North American, and Girls Scouts. The top ten companies are:
1. SC Johnson, Racine, WI
2. Mercy Heath Systems, Janesville, WI
3. First Horizon National Corporation, Memphis, TN
4. Scripps Health, San Diego, CA
5. Stanley Consultants, Muscatine, IA
6. Lee Memorial Health Systems, Fort Meyers, FL
7. Leesburg Regional Medical Center and The Villages Regional Hospital, Leesburg, VA
8. George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
9. Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA
10. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
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