Business · Economy · 2 hrs ago
Companies explore ways to help younger and older workers thrive together
Companies are looking for new ways to manage a workforce that includes both younger employees and workers nearing retirement.
The issue was discussed at a business event in Bologna, Italy.
Speakers said early-retirement measures are becoming economically difficult to sustain.
They urged employers to provide training throughout people’s working lives and help experience and new skills circulate between generations.
Mentoring and mixed-age teams can help combine senior workers’ knowledge of a business with younger workers’ digital skills.
Speakers also said companies should challenge age stereotypes and use more flexible ways of organizing work.
They argued that this could support productivity, innovation and the transfer of expertise as the workforce ages.
Italian companies are exploring ways to help younger and older workers contribute and thrive together.
The approaches include training young employees alongside senior staff and retaining workers nearing retirement to preserve specialist knowledge.
The discussion took place at a Bologna event in a roadshow on business culture organized by 4Manager and Il Sole 24 Ore Group.
Speakers highlighted continuous training, mentoring across generations and sharing skills as ways to support innovation and productivity.
They also said early-retirement measures are economically unsustainable and called for more flexible ways to organize multigenerational teams.
- Who
- Italian companies and workers of different generations.
- What
- Companies are testing training, mentoring and organizational approaches to make multigenerational workforces more effective.
- When
- The article was published on 12 October 2026; the event date is not stated.
- Where
- Bologna, Italy.
- Why
- Companies aim to preserve expertise, support productivity and innovation, and respond to longer working lives.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Le distanze tra generazioni si chiudono quando le competenze circolano.
Avere più generazioni al lavoro non basta: il vantaggio nasce quando l’esperienza degli uni diventa una leva per la crescita e l’innovazione degli altri.
Formazione continua, scambio di competenze tra generazioni e contrasto agli stereotipi sull’età aiutano a valorizzare l’esperienza dei lavoratori senior e a sostenere la produttività.
l’insostenibilità economica dei pensionamenti precoci è ormai accettata.
4Manager and Il Sole 24 Ore Group held a stop in Bologna focused on business culture and changes in work.
Il Sole 24 Ore published its report on company policies for younger and senior workers.
- Event location
- Bologna
- Organizers
- 4Manager and Il Sole 24 Ore Group
- Confindustria Emilia director-general
- Tiziana Ferrari
- Il Sole 24 Ore Group chief operating officer
- Paola Boromei
- Suggested workplace approaches
- Continuous training, intergenerational skill-sharing and mentoring
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