The Aging Workforce Why It Matters & What To Do

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace2 Key Points Why the Aging Workforce Matters You will have more older workers on the job in the coming decades Safety, job performance and health can be maintained with age Our age affects how we work Our work affects how we age The implications of an aging workforce depend on what you do to prepare

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace3 Safety, Health, Job Performance & Age A Discussion Aging Workers Healthy Behaviors Physical Abilities Hearing Vision Strength KnowledgeSkills Family Genes Stress

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace4 Safety, Health, Job Performance & Age A Discussion The Work Environment Lighting Noise Physical Demands of Work Lifting Repetitive Motion Overhead Work Distractions

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace5 Safety, Health, Job Performance & Age A Discussion The Work Environment Organization Policies Retirement Plans Health Promotion Programs Flexible Work Options Health Insurance Plans Continuing Education Age Discrimination Policies

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace6 Safety, Health, Job Performance & Age A Discussion Organization Policies Society Laws Governing Retirement Age Discrimination Laws Social Security Cost of Health Care Public Transportation Schools and Colleges Elder Care Facilities The Work Environment

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace7 The Aging Workforce Levels of Influence Society Can You Influence How Your Workers Age? Organization Policies The Work Environment

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace8 How Can We Affect How We Age? Aging Worker Work Environment Organization Policies Society SkillsLightingRetirement PlansRetirement Laws Institutional Knowledge Noise Health Promotion Programs Social Security StrengthLifting Flexible Work Options Health Care Costs VisionStressHealth Insurance Public Transportation HearingReaching Continuing Education Schools and Colleges GeneticsRepetitive Motion Discrimination Policies Elder Care Facilities

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace9 Responding to the Aging Workforce Our Focus Today Designing safe work environments for older and younger workers Developing workplace health promotion programs that prevent chronic illness Enabling workers to find a balance between the demands of work-life and home-life – Through flexible work arrangements – By leveraging society-level resources Your Organization

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace10 The Aging Workforce What To Do 1 1.Identify what your aging workforce priorities are  The Work Environment  Health Promotion Programs  Work/Life Balance 2.Create a plan to address your priorities 3.Implement your plan and build on it 1 Planning approach adapted from “The Breakthrough Strategy,” developed by Robert Schaeffer

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace11 What’s Up Next We’ll focus on three important areas to influence how your workers age – The Work Environment – Health Promotion – Balancing Work and Life For each one, we will identify – What the issues are – What can be done to prepare

Designing the Age Friendly Workplace12 Time for a Break…