The Technology Generation Gap at Work is Oh So Wide - ReadWriteW. Recently, business information solutions provider LexisNexis released the results of a study that examined how technology was used in the American workplace. The focus of the study was on the differing opinions between generational groups. Their findings? The generation gap at work is really wide with vast discrepancies when it comes to what the appropriate use of technology is - a problem that leads to increasing tensions in the workplace. The Findings: Boomers and Gen Y are Worlds Apart at Work The survey compared technology and software usage among generations of working professionals, including Boomers (ages 44-60), Generation X (ages 29-43) and Generation Y (ages 28 and younger).
The total sample size was 700 legal and white collar professionals with 250 coming from the legal profession. According to the survey: Yikes! More Findings Another issue being faced is the blurring of boundaries between work and home. Wait, So Do Boomers Get Tech or Not? Number of migrant workers underestimated. McTeer Discusses Rate Cut | New York Times Video.
The population timebomb - Home News, UK. The landmark demographic shift promises a future of pension shortfalls, a greater burden on the NHS and steadily increasing retirement ages. The research, from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), was held up as proof of Britain's failure to prepare for an era when the over-80s represent the fastest-growing section of the population. The nation's make-up has shifted dramatically in 40 years. In 1971, a quarter of the nation was under 16, while 15 per cent were of pensionable age. Now, 11,561,500 people are of retirement age – 19 per cent of the population. And crucially, there are 52,000 more pensioners than under-16s. The annual growth rate in the number of people reaching retirement age, which had stayed at less than 1 per cent for 26 years, has doubled in the past year to nearly 2 per cent.
The over-80s are the most rapidly expanding demographic, making up 4.5 per cent of the population, compared to 2.8 per cent in 1981.