Report shows aging workers aren't a problem but a potential advantage

Aging workers, if given fresh training and imparted new skills, could prove a blessing in disguise at a time of talent shortages, a new industry report has found.

Chinese employees who work at government departments and government-affiliated institutions have shown a more obvious aging trend compared with private firms and foreign companies, the survey report from Zhaopin, an online recruitment company, said.

Among employees working at government institutions, 28.3 percent of the total staff are aged 46 and above, according to Zhaopin, which surveyed all types of enterprises nationwide this summer.