When General Motors last month offered buyouts and early retirement packages to 113,000 hourly workers, the move focused new attention on a key aspect of the continually evolving relationship between employers and employees.
A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights. grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights.
Steps. 1  1. Get your grandparents a gift. Understandably, it can be hard to shop for someone who's more than 50 years older than you, but that's part of bridging the gap. 2  2. Spend the day with them. It'll probably be a quieter, slower day than you're used to, and that's okay. 3  3. Ask them questions about their lives.