Konsekwencje przemian demograficznych na rynku pracy – w kierunku zrządzania wiekiem

Abstract

In connection with the demographic changes taking place in recent decades, one of the key issues are the appropriate management of the potential of the growing number of elderly people and undertaking action to mitigate the economic and social impact of aging of the population. The involvement of older workers in the labor market and the maintenance of good health, activity and independence are the best ways to alleviate the problems resulting from aging of societies and to preserve intergenerational solidarity. The aim of the article is to analyze the demographic situation in Poland in the context of the potential of labor resources and to present the concepts and instruments of age management. The research hypothesis oscillates around the claim that the application of age management strategies makes it possible to make the best use of the potential of all employees in a company, regardless of their age. If restructuring of positions and tasks can increase productivity of employeesand improve the use of human capital, dissemination of age management systems in companies is one of the most desirable actions minimizing negative trends in the labor market, both in the social and economic sphere.