Since 2000, Member States have adopted a number of measures aimed at reform of the pension and social security systems. Most Member States have increased the statutory pension age, developed plans for the gradual convergence of pension ages for men and women, and have raised the age of entitlement or increased the period of contribution […]
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Country responses and perspectives
All country reports emphasise the changing perspectives of national governments on the role of older workers in economy and society. The global tendency reflects a shift in policy focus from early retirement to extending work life. Three lines of argument are presented to defend this policy shift: economic, demographic and social. Countries stress the economic […]
Examples from countries studied
Given the lack of overarching statistics on guidance and active age management in the workplace, this study gathered additional information at national level. Generally, information on country level echoes lack of systematic quantitative data collection on this topic, although some studies were referred to at national level. Generally, these studies confirm the low awareness of […]
Active age management in policy
Countries developed policies to increase the participation of older workers by: (a) increasing the pension age, limiting preretirement incentives; (b) developing anti-age discrimination legislation; (c) providing subsidies to employers to keep older workers employed; (d) providing subsidies to assist the re-return of older workers to the organisation; (e) establishing incentives for lifelong learning and skills […]
Possible actions of managers to support change management in the course of life
Actions to support change management vary according to the life stages of the staff, taking into account the different expectations of these management staff. Prior to limiting work and opportunities against workers’ will, Illmarinen (2005) warns of apathy and threatening perceptions of the meaningfulness of work as a possible consequence. In more detail, Ylikoski (In: […]
Pillars of age management
The purpose of age management visions is to show the direction and objectives for the development of age management. Visions create discussion about the need for age management in one’s own organization and help the organization recognize tools, methods, and good practices for achieving these objectives. Each organization defines their objectives according to their own […]
Age management as a part of public policies
Age management refers to various areas that manage personnel not only within companies but also outside of companies. Although it focuses mostly on the aging of the workforce it nevertheless also forms part of the public responsibility and politics. Hence, in the widest sense does age management not only apply within in-house actions, since age-related […]
The discipline and goals of age management
Age management refers to a variety of fields. Apart from the holistic social administration of the aging workforce, it mostly refers to the aging of the workforce in a company. In addition to many different economic, social and political challenges, demographic change (aging) also poses a challenge for companies. Above all, these developments impact future-oriented […]
The challenge of ageing in European societies
Demographic change is a very long term process and there seems to be no possibility of a prompt reversal of negative trends. The influence of demographic factors on growth has been confirmed by Bloom, Canning and Moore (2004). Most importantly, since decisions to participate in the labour market are affected by age, Bloom, Canning and […]
Demographic aging of population
The process of population ageing is determined primarily by trends in fertility rates and secondarily by mortality rates. Any population with a long history of high fertility has a “young” age structure, similar in its general features to the present age structure for the group of least developed countries. The average age of the population […]
Role transitions and goals continuity – modern approach in developing aging
Recently, the linear, horizontal type of perceiving the phases of life, is more and more often replaced by vertical, indicating the interpenetration of individual phases and roles and spaces of human activity. We are talking about a life-course approach: a changing careers trajectory, where a „career” is no longer understood as a job-related concept but […]
Gerontological classifications
Old age is influenced by earlier stages of human life. Helena Radlińska believes that the course of old age is affected by the profession, including education, and self-employment. “In occupations that require education and work on oneself – old age is delayed” (Radlińska, 1947). According to Anna Zawadzka, the early period of a person’s life […]
Periodization of the human age
Periodization is the division of time into convenient periods or blocks. Aging and phases of human development were described in many scientific perspectives in the scientific literature and changed their paradigms. Aging and phases of human development were described in many scientific perspectives in the scientific literature and changed their paradigms. Plato already paid attention […]