title: Retention in the allied health workforce: boomers, generation X, and generation Y.
abstract: The recruitment and retention of allied health workers present challenges for organizations in Australia and internationally. Australia, in common with other developed countries, faces the prospect of a rapidly aging population and the high turnover of younger allied health workers (the majority of whom are female) from employing organizations. Emphases on the individual characteristics of Boomer, Generation X, and Generation Y workers may provide a useful starting base for recruitment and retention strategies, but our study shows that these need to be contextualized within broader political, social, and structural factors that take account of gender and the changing needs of workers over their life span.
authors.affiliation: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA, 6895, Australia. jdo76@optusnet.com.au
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saggers
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wildy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D001315:Australia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*