Damman and Henkens1414 Damman M, Henkens K. Gender differences in perceived workplace flexibility among older workers in the Netherlands: a brief report. J Appl Gerontol. 2020;39(8):915-21. |
The Netherlands |
The flexibility of working hours is a way of keeping the older people active for a longer time. However, it is different between men and women. |
Burmeister et al.2222 Burmeister A, Wang M, Hirschi A. Understanding the motivational benefits of knowledge transfer for older and younger workers in age-diverse coworker dyads: an actor-partner interdependence model. Appl Psychol. 2020;105(7):748-59. |
United States |
The presence of employees from different age groups at work provides exchange of knowledge, satisfaction, and worker motivation. |
Straussner and Senreich2323 Straussner SLA, Senreich E. Productive aging in the social work profession: a comparison of licensed workers 60 years and older with their younger counterparts. Clin Soc Work J. 2020;48(2):196-210. |
United States |
Working is presented as beneficial for older workers as it provides well-being and satisfaction. |
Oddone 3131 Oddone MJ. Employment, the (de) chronologization of life cycle, and the career path of older workers. Contemporanea. 2019;9(3):803-22. |
Brazil |
Ageism is one of the factors to define the early withdrawal of the older people from the labor market, as well as the economic health of companies. |
Coombe et al.1616 Coombe AH, Epps F, Lee J, Chen ML, Imes CC, Chasens ER. Sleep and self-rated health in an aging workforce. Workplace Health Saf. 2019;67(6):302-10. |
United States |
The sleep health of workers is a predictor of good performance at work. |
Merkus et al.1717 Merkus SL, Lunde LK, Koch M, Waersted M, Knardahl S, Veiersted KB. Physical capacity, occupational physical demands, and relative physical strain of older employees in construction and healthcare. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2019;92(3):295-307. |
Norway |
The health condition of older workers can be preserved depending on the effort required at work throughout their lives. |
Peters, et al.2525 Peters P, Van der heijden BIJM, Spurk D, de vos A, Klaassen R. Please don’t look at me that way. An empirical study into the effects o age-based (meta-) stereotyping on employability enhancement among older supermarket workers. Front Psychol. 2019;10(249):1-14. |
Australia |
The negative stereotyping of aging in the labor market compromises the permanence and/or return of the older person to work. Therefore, it is important for the human resources department to focus on issues related to stereotypes to aging. |
Amorim et al.2727 Amorim W, Fischer A, Fevorini FB. Workers age 50 and over in the Brazilian labor market: is there ageism? Rege. 2019;26(2):161-79. |
Brazil |
Violence against older people in the labor market can be observed in the absence of managerial practices to hire and retain older workers. |
Sundstrup et al.3030 Sundstrup E, Hansen AM, Mortensen EL, Poulsen OM, Clausen T, Rugulies R, et al. Retrospectively assessed physical work environment during working life and risk of sickness absence and labour market exit among older workers. Occup Environ Med. 2018;75(2):114-23. |
Denmark |
The individual's cognitive ability is not a factor to influence their exit from the labor market. |
Talbot, et al.3232 Talbot R, Rackliff L, Nicolle C, Maguire M, Mallaband R. Journey to work: Exploring difficulties, solutions, and the impact of aging. Int J Sustain Transp. 2016;10(6):541-51. |
United Kingdom |
Strategies to reduce problems arising from transportation to work are important to reduce worker evasion. |
Findsen2626 Findsen B. Older workers’ learning within organizations: issues and challenges. Educ Gerontol. 2015;41(8):582-9. |
United States |
Stereotypes of aging mainly related to the ability to learn have impaired the permanence of older people on the market. Thus, intergenerational learning initiatives play an important role in age management practices. |
Jonsson; Kielhofner; Borell2828 Jonsson H, Kielhofner G, Borell L. Anticipating retirement: the formation of narratives about an occupational transition. Am J Occup Ther. 1997;51(1):49-56. |
Stockholm |
In addition to structural and environmental factors, the health condition of the older person influences the decision to retire early. |
Schreurs et al.2929 Schreurs B, Cuyper ND, Emmerik IJH, Notelaers G, Witte HD. Job demands and resources and their associations with early retirement intentions through recovery need and work enjoyment. SA J Industr Psychol. 2001;37(2):63-73. |
Belgium |
To keep the older person on the labor market for longer it is necessary to provide work conditions to keep them motivated. |
Kerr et al.1818 Kerr J, Takemoto M, Bolling K, Atkin A, Carlson J, Rosenberg D, et al. Two-arm randomized pilot intervention trial to decrease sitting time and increase sit-to-stand transitions in working and non-working older adults. Plos ONE. 2016;11(1):1-12 |
United States |
Reducing the amount of time spent sitting at work is one way to reduce retirement due to health problems, considering that reducing the sitting time contributes to reduce the sedentary lifestyle. |
Bartkowiak et al.2424 Bartkowiak G, Krugiełka A, Kostrzewa-Demczuk P, DachowskI R, Galek K. Attitudes of polish entrepreneurs towards 65+ knowledge workers in the context of their pro-social attitude and organizational citizenship behavior.sustain. 2020;12(13):1-24. |
Poland |
Entrepreneurs have kept their older people workers on their teams as they understand they have a human and social capital of great importance to the market. |
Vigtel2121 Vigtel TC. The retirement age and the hiring of senior workers. Labour Econ. 2018;51(1):247-70. |
Norway |
Lowering the minimum retirement age has positive effects on the hiring of older workers. |
Dimovski et al.1919 Dimovski V, Grah B, Colnar S, Bogotaj D. Age management of industrial workers based on multiple decrease modeling. Procedia Manuf. 2019;39(1):1455-63. |
United States |
Since the minimum retirement age has been reduced, older people have been working longer. |
Sundstrup et al.2020 Sundstrup E, Hansen A, Mortensen EL, Poulsen OM, Claussen T, Rugulies R, et al. Cognitive ability in midlife and labor market participation among older workers: prospective cohort study with register follow-up. Saf Health Work. 2020;11(3):291-300. |
Denmark |
The early withdrawal of older people from the labor market is related to environmental factors such as hard work and exposure to noise and dust. |
Case et al.1515 Case K, Hussain A, Marshall R, Summerskill S. Digital human modelling and the ageing workforce. Procedia Manuf. 2015;3(1):3694-3701. |
United Kingdom |
From the human digital modeling, it is possible to verify whether the work environment is harmful to health to older people. Therefore, it is possible to avoid their early withdrawal from work for health reasons. |