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Employers' Adjustment to Longer Working Lives
Jaap Oude Mulders1, Kene Henkens1,2,3
1Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW)/University of Groningen, The Hague, The Netherlands.
Innovation in Aging
|February 12, 2019
Summary
Employers are adapting human resource (HR) practices to support longer working lives by focusing on information, health, and person-job fit. This shift indicates a move away from traditional exit strategies towards proactive long-term employee well-being and retention.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Human Resource Management
- Gerontology
Background:
- The aging workforce and extended working lives present significant challenges and opportunities for both employees and employers.
- Understanding employer adaptation strategies is crucial for sustainable employment models.
Purpose of the Study:
- To quantitatively assess the implementation of human resource (HR) practices by employers in response to longer working lives.
- To identify the types of HR practices (information, health, person-job fit) being adopted.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of data from 1,296 Dutch employers collected in 2017.
- Estimation of a structural equation model to determine predictors of HR practice implementation.
Main Results:
- Employers are actively adjusting HR practices to accommodate longer working lives.
- Larger organizations show higher engagement in HR practices for long-term employment.
- Concerns about workforce mental fitness drive investment in information and health practices.
Conclusions:
- Implemented HR practices signal a fundamental shift from traditional approaches for older workers.
- Employers are increasingly focusing on information, health promotion, and person-job fit for all career stages.
- This represents a proactive strategy to facilitate sustained employment across the lifespan.
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