Age management and the Working Ability Index – tools to support the employment of aging workers
Authors:
M. Petrovová 1; B. Pokorný 1
Authors‘ workplace:
Klinika pracovního lékařství Lékařská fakulta MU a FN USA Brno přednosta prof. MUDr. Petr Brhel, CSc.
1; Age Management, z. s., Brno předsedkyně spolku Mgr. Ilona Štorová
2
Published in:
Pracov. Lék., 70, 2018, No. 1-2, s. 38-44.
Category:
Review Article
Overview
The article deals with the employment of aging workers and with the processes necessary to retain their employability on the labor market. A suitable personal management tool is the awareness and implementation of the Age management rules and recommendation. The working ability of the employees plays a key role in the practical application of the Age Management rules. Good level of the working abilities is a necessary condition of the ongoing work performance by an individual. The Work Ability Index is used for quantitative assessment of the working ability of individual or collectives. The authors describe the methods, obtaining and assessment of information, and the use of individual and group results
Keywords:
age management – working ability – work ability index – WAI – ageing – older workers – labor care – occupational medical care
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