Against the backdrop of demographic change and the consequent shortage of skilled workers, this flexibility may be another element to maintain the competitiveness of companies. For the employee provides an extensible extension of the retirement age, motivation, appreciation and employment. The Institute for Applied Work Science (IFAA) in Dusseldorf holds the flexible extension of the retirement age from an ergonomic point of view for a large extent implemented.
It is one of the biological and not the chronological age
"What counts in principle, is the biological and not the chronological age," argues Sibylle Adenauer, scientific expert of the IFAA. "This may vary from employee to employee. A trained 65-year-old is often fitter than an untrained 45-year-old, "adds Adenauer. The expert refers thereby not only the physical but also the mental fitness. This can be improved and sustained by mental training and lifelong learning. "Since there are no normalized older employees, there should be no blanket solutions. Instead, individual employee-specific solutions are needed ", Adenauer explained.
Practice and research have shown, according to Adenauer that the aging process is individually very different. Performance changes with increasing age. There are skills that lose weight, but also skills improve. These include social skills, self-assessment, life and professional experience, company-specific knowledge, responsibility and sense of duty and judgment. In addition, many older people would also like to work longer hours.
Companies need to offer flexible work options
Operating conditions for a long-employed older have potential to be used in the operation and should be used. These companies can find appropriate solutions - for example, by a flexible, life phase-oriented design of working time systems, the design of heterogeneous forms of employment, an ergonomic workstation design and implementation of complex career paths.
As the implementation can succeed in operating, wants the forthcoming publication of the IFAA "performance in operation. Compendium for the operation of practitioners to cope with demographic change "show.
With all the measures taken by the company, employees can take responsibility for healthy aging itself. This includes: no nicotine, little alcohol, balanced diet, appropriate weight, regular exercise, adequate handling of stress and getting enough sleep.
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