CHANGE AND AGEING WORKERS Margarita Oncins de Frutos INSHT - National Centre of Working Conditions (BARCELONA) 5th European conference of the European network for workplace health promotion Linz, 19th – 20th June 2006

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 2 STARTING POINT WE THINK THAT CHANGES AT WORK CAN BECOME AN AID TO DEVELOP PEOPLE AND TO GIVE MORE SATISFACTION ABOUT WORK

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 3 POPULATION PYRAMIDS

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 4 DISTRIBUTION BY AGE II & V National Survey on working conditions Worker questionnaire

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 5 LAWS Reduction Soc. Sec. payment for enterprises to contract people 45 or more years old. Reduction Soc. Sec. payment for enterprises to contract people 45 or more years old. “Contrato de Relevo” (Replacement contract) “Contrato de Relevo” (Replacement contract) < 3 years to retirement & 50% (salary & time) Advance retirement: Advance retirement: 61 years old, 30 years of Soc. Sec. payment

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 6 AGEING WORKERS SKILLS SKILLS ABILITIES ABILITIES KNOWLEDGE KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE MATURITY MATURITY RELIABILITY RELIABILITY LOYALTY LOYALTY … PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Flexibility Strength Endurance Cardiorespiratory capacity Perception SLOWING DOWN …

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 7 CHANGE VS. AGE DISCRIMINATION Stereotypes Stereotypes Training Training Promotion Promotion Sacked Sacked Lack of participation Lack of participation … CHANGE OPPOSITION Negative attitudes: fear, insecurity, sabotage, strike Negative attitudes: fear, insecurity, sabotage, strike Stress & psychological problems Stress & psychological problems Low motivation, lack of satisfaction… Low motivation, lack of satisfaction…

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 8 ABOUT CHANGE How are people? (Age, knowledge level…) How are people? (Age, knowledge level…) What kind of change? What kind of change? How many people will be affect? How many people will be affect? Work strains: demands,… Work strains: demands,… What resources are necessary? What resources are necessary? How much time must be spend? How much time must be spend?

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 9 BENEFITS PEOPLE New abilities New abilities Task variety Task variety Autonomy Autonomy Employability Employability … COMPANIES Flexibility Flexibility Abilities Abilities Motivation Motivation Satisfaction Satisfaction … SATISFACTIONPRODUCTION

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 10 TRANSFERING EXPERIENCE Creating groups ad-hoc to solve or analyze work problems Creating groups ad-hoc to solve or analyze work problems Participation senior and junior together Participation senior and junior together Groups to promote work changes Groups to promote work changes Making a list of knowledge and people who own it Making a list of knowledge and people who own it Resource bank Resource bank Learning networks at home

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 11 TRANSFERING EXPERIENCE Learning networks away (sector or stakeholders) Exchanging information about:  Change  Technologies  Methodologies  Competitiveness  Process

CENTRO NACIONAL DE CONDICIONES DE TRABAJO M. Oncins - 12 TRANSFERING EXPERIENCE NEW FUNCTIONS Internal training New workers welcome programme Mentors Involvement in change process

Thank you for your attention INSHT - National Centre of Working Conditions (BARCELONA) 5th European conference of the European network for workplace health promotion Linz, 19th – 20th June 2006