What should be the response?
Depending on perspective
National/EU view
- Anti-age discrimination legislation
- Increasing retirement age
- Limiting pre-retirement incentives
- Providing subsidies to companies to keep older workers
- Spreading awareness
Company view
- Establishing age management strategies
- Integrating age management into policies
- Providing guidance and educating
- Promotion of work ability and productivity
- Age-friendly working arrangements
- Helping employees to develop career management skills
Citizen view
- Educating yourself on the topic
- Realizing that older employees offer more experience, from which you can learn
- Avoiding discrimination based on age, and fighting it if you come into contact with it
There should be a link that connects all parties – age management
And what can we do about it?