VPLIV OHRANJANJA DELOVNE SPOSOBNOSTI STAREJŠIH ZAPOSLENIH NA NJIHOVO DELOVNO ZAVZETOST
THE IMPACT OF PRESERVATION OF THE WORK ABILITY OF OLDER EMPLOYEES ON THEIR WORK ENGAGEMENT

Author(s): Maja Rožman, Polona Tominc
Subject(s): Human Resources in Economy, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Udruženje ekonomista i menadžera Balkana
Keywords: Older employees; preservation of work ability of older employees; business engagement
Summary/Abstract: In the framework of demographic changes and active care in the workplace, the management of the elderly is becoming an increasingly important area of ​​human resources management. The care of the workforce is crucial for future economic growth, competitiveness and success, which will increasingly depend on how effectively employers can use the advantages of older employees. The management of older employees is a developing branch in the field of human resource management that will offer many solutions and concepts in the future, how to solve the problem of older employees in companies. The diversity of the workforce is today considered an important factor in the success of companies. That is why age diversity in companies should be recognized and appreciated, and at the same time we must be aware that an exemplary environment for respecting the diversity of the workforce should be created. The age diversity of employees must become part of the company's overall strategy for equality and diversity. The main goal of the paper is to determine the impact of maintaining the work ability of older employees on their work engagement in medium-sized and large Slovenian companies. In the companies that were included in the research, we surveyed employers and senior employees. Companies were included in the sample, and we limited ourselves to medium-sized and large companies in Slovenia according to the provisions of the Companies Act. We used simple random sampling to form the final sample of companies. Based on a random selection, we included 1,000 companies in the final sample, of which 472 companies and 1,086 senior employees responded. We have found that there is a statistically significant positive impact of maintaining the work ability of older employees on their work engagement in medium-sized and large companies in Slovenia. By creating an appropriate working environment for older employees, companies can achieve a significant increase in the work engagement of the elderly and contribute to the improvement of the management of older employees.

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