DOCTOR G. LABORATORY Guiomar DUARTE Erwan BOUDY Charles LEVERD Sara GOMES Amandine NAVET Sanni KORHONEN Emma –Lotta HILTUNEN Santa NOVIKOVA Eloi TARRES Teachers : Marie-Frédérique BIERNAUX Sandrine MALAQUIN

Company France Children cosmetics Very important Know-How Multinational Carole & James James, 58 Carole, 56 Both work in the same company They are 2 experts There is a problem with Carole’s parents There are stressed and tired Carole’s parents Mother is handicapped Father had independent and he wants to stay active They need help to Carole and James

I.Risk for the company to loose their know-how => How can the company keep knowledge? II.James and Carole are tired, stressed and have to take care of Carole’s parents => What are the solutions to help them ? III.Carole’s parents need medical assistance =>What is the best solution for them?

Company o Transfer of knowledge Carole and James o Well-being in the company o Retirement age Carole’s parents o Health problems

Does the solution answer to our values ? RESPECT GENEROSITY RESPONSABILITY OK ? Is the solution built in favour of helpless people ? OK ? Does the solution allow a better « live- together » ? OK ?

High average age Newcomers  Transfer of knowledge PYRAMID IN SHAPE OF MUSHROOM Men Women

Tutoring An outside expert help the transfer of competences between the experimented and the inexperimented workers 360° Evaluation The workers get a feedback from the people who work around them Intranet Database is a good way to keep information and know-how available for everyone in the company

Carole and James are nervous, stressful, tired, they have not enough free time, but at the same time they are too young to retire CountryRetirement ageEarlier retirement age Belgium6560 Finland6562 France6260 and 4 months Latvia6260 Portugal65 40 years of career Spain6561

What to do to increase employee’s well-being at work? Work less hours or work less days. Working more from home not at office. Small parties, meetings together with all group at work place. Psychotherapist in a company. Health insurance.

Discounts for workers. Provide services for workers. Longer vacation. Time manage by yourself - depends of position in a company. Relaxing room.

 Manage working time by themselves.  Work from home not at office.

Carole’s parents need medical assistance What is the best solution for them?

Home Care Assistants, geriatric helpers, nurses They still be in their familiar environment Don’t need to adapt to new rules Website of exchange services

They can live together; The woman receive health care, and the man can leave the institution when he wants; Health care 24h a day. The institution need to have activities for both but the man need to stay active in the society, for example: -Participate on active ageing program like in Leiria; -University. Institution

 Ageing is a long process and society needs time to adapt to it;  We tried to find some alternatives to solve the problem;  This opens everybody’s mind to the problems of all the cultures, and helps the students to see the whole picture;  This project is an interesting experience for all the participants, like meeting new people, improving language skills, working in group and learning about new cultures.