Over the next 15 years, as populations continue to age and retire, bargaining power will increase for the smaller pool of skilled workers coming after the boomers.
It sounds counterintuitive, but by 2030, many of the world’s largest economies will have more jobs than adult citizens to do those jobs. In this data-filled — and quite charming — talk, human resources expert Rainer Strack suggests that countries ought to look across borders for mobile and willing job seekers. But to do that, they need to start by changing the culture in their businesses. Here is a direct video link.