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County HR reports aging workforce, plans career development and succession programs
Summary
St. Charles County HR presented workforce data showing an aging employee base and lower turnover; the department outlined recruitment, training, and a new career development program to address retention and knowledge transfer.
St. Charles County's human resources department reported to the county council on July 28 that the county employs about 1,143 people with an authorized FTE of 1,279 and that a large share of staff are near retirement age.
Samantha Shadrach, an HR presenter, told the council the county's workforce is 58% male and that "the bulk of our workforce is at retirement age close to 64%." She said HR's recruiting activities include a countywide career fair attended by about 150 job seekers this year and participation in roughly 20 higher-education career…
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