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The document discusses a case study called "The Cane Mutiny" involving issues around an aging workforce at a German company called Medignostics. Key characters mentioned are the HR manager Frank Heberer and 58-year old bookkeeper Matthias Hausman. The company is facing cost cutting pressures and an imbalance in salary structure between older, higher-paid workers and new applicants. Financial pressures and a generation gap between older managers and younger subordinates are also issues. The context for India is discussed, noting its aging population and lack of support systems for the elderly.
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