1.   Given the concentration of the workforce in the middle age groups, policies aimed at retaining these workers are an urgent priority.

2.   Although some jobs will be eliminated through attrition, Newall said the company would seek to retain skilled workers, who have become scarce in Calgary.

3.   Because demand far outstrips supply, companies often feel they must offer lavish salaries and stock options to recruit and retain workers.

4.   But employers who want to attract and retain valuable workers may feel they have little choice.

5.   But he said that in many cases, those workers would be retained by the new owners of the sold units.

6.   Companies say stock options provide an incentive for employees to work harder and help retain valued workers.

7.   During this time of low unemployment, companies want to retain their workers.

8.   Employers have been paying most of the increase in health care costs over the last two years in order to retain workers in a tight labor market.

9.   Faced with a very tight labor market and an aging population, many companies are trying to hire or retain older workers.

10.   Florida is offering incentives to employers to hire and retain workers, like tax exemptions on equipment purchases.