How one employer lets older workers customize their retirement plans

When Mercy Health System realized it was going to have a shortage of qualified workers about 10 years ago, it decided to ask its older workers what they wanted to do, reports The Atlantic.

Many wanted to stay with the organization but not in the same role.

So Mercy created a program, which allows workers to customize their retirement plans.

“They can take a different job within the company, work part-time or seasonally, or concoct a more flexible schedule, while keeping their benefits—all depending on the worker’s preference and length of service as well as the management’s needs,” says the publication.

Read the whole story on The Atlantic’s website.

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