These companies looking to recruit seniors

by time news

Posted 8 Feb. 2023 at 7:46Updated Feb 8. 2023 at 04:28 PM

“Are you showing us the example so we do the same on the other side? Rannia, 26, calls out to her older colleague as they set up the windows where the entrees will be offered. It’s a little after 11 a.m., the Bercy Lumière inter-company restaurant opens its doors in thirty minutes and the pressure is starting to mount. Regina works non-stop and tries to create harmony between the colors of the different dishes. Leeks with mayonnaise, pasta salad with dried tomatoes… The different dishes are laid out on heavy trays, and it’s Rannia who takes care of transporting them: “Where can I put this for you? »

The team spirit works well between the two women, who have been working together for just over a year. At nearly 50 years old, Regina could soon be considered a senior for the government, which is debating the creation of a “senior index” to promote the employment of older people, as part of its pension reform. In France, while the pension reform has entered the heart of the matter, companies are rather hesitant to recruit seniors: in 2021, 56% of 55-64 year olds were in employment compared to 71.5% of people of the same age. age group, in Germany, according to figures from Dares.

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