Older workers will become indispensable in the labor market Photo: Glow Images / East News
The labor market situation is slowly improving, but still barriers faced by people over 50 will. Currently, the employment rate for people between 55 and 64 years of age in Poland is over 40 percent and is one of the lowest in Europe. The opportunity to improve present: a special activation programs dedicated to people mature, economic growth and demographic conditions.
In six years, the employment rate of older people may rise to 50 percent. This is good news, but we must remember that today in Sweden it is over 70, and in Germany more than 60 percent.
In Poland, however, the progress is clear, because eight years ago, she worked almost every third person over the age of 55 up to 64 years. Now, the pace of employment growth has accelerated. In 2020, it is to be 50 percent. Help with this is inter alia run for several years, the program “Solidarity between generations”, as well as longer valid amendment to the Act on employment promotion and labor market institutions.
– This objective seems attainable. Emphasis shifted somewhat towards people aged 60 plus. We also want them to be addressed. This age group even five years ago was much less numerous than now – said Dr. Bogumil Radio Jedynka Czerwinski from the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.
Incentives Program “ Solidarity of Generations “
One of the objectives of the program” Solidarity between generations “, was to reduce labor costs 50 plus, among others, by exempting employers from paying contributions to the Labour Fund and the Fund Guaranteed Employee Benefits.
– The financial instruments which are to encourage the employment of people aged 50 plus. There are others, eg. education – gives Bogumil Czerwinski
Besides an important argument for Employers may be shortening the period for which they pay wages in case of illness of the employee.
It has also been an increased number of nurseries and kindergartens, and this in turn will help grandmothers and grandfathers in staying in the labor market, because they will not need to the extent look after their grandchildren when the parents are at work.
The law also aims to help
The improving situation on the labor market of people at a mature age has also influence, already in force, the amendment of the Act on employment promotion and labor market institutions.
– The use of both instruments are of a financial nature, as well as educational – said Bogumil Czerwinski Radio Jedynka with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.
The former should grant compensation of 50 percent. the minimum gross salary. It will also grant qualifications, or subsidies for training, courses, postgraduate studies.
– Ago is the National Training Fund, which for the first two years of its operation in 2014 and 2015 he has been dedicated to people 45 plus. These are the actions of various kinds, which are expected to increase professional skills of mature people – says a representative of the Ministry of Labour.
Indicates that in the era of remarkable development of higher education, it turned out that the resulting gap between mature and younger people. Often the former is characterized by lower levels of education and lower powers.
– This does not mean that they are inferior employees, you need only help them stay on the job market – says Bogumil Czerwinski.
The newly created the National Training Fund this year will be at the disposal of 40 million zlotys. In two years, you may have also included other age groups.
Help from labor offices
Employment offices can also provide interest-free loan to cover the costs of the training .
All interested employment offices also offer assistance in starting their own business. It is a loan from the Labour Fund, up to 20-times the average salary.
– But this is not an instrument directed only to people mature, but to a broad spectrum of people who want to start a business – like guest Ones .
Important lifelong learning
On the other hand, Dr. Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska from the School of Economics and Foundation Case stresses that it is important to lifelong learning, also in time work.
– With age rapidly declining economic activity. Among people over 45 years of age, only a few per cent of people showed some educational activity. This of course makes their qualifications quickly become obsolete and employers more willingly get rid of these people, pushing them into early retirement, if only they have the opportunity – he notes.
It is proposed to take the example of other countries. – Germany has funded training programs of older people with lower qualifications since 2006. These are people who have not yet lost their jobs. Also, Finland and the United Kingdom such programs bring for those employers who want to offer training to older workers – tells Dr. Anna Ruzik-Sierdzińska.
According to Bogumiła Czerwinski from the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, The National Training Fund also moving in this direction. – There are instruments designed to increase the skills of a formal nature. It is eg. The financing of postgraduate studies, the fees associated with obtaining various kinds of certificates, or from taking exams – he said.
The campaign is in full swing
Earlier this year takes information and promotion campaign, which promotes the ideas of economic activity of women and men aged 50 plus. What is the interest of employees and employers?
– We note a breakthrough that some stereotypes are slowly manages to break. Employers actually very often proceed from the assumption that it is worth investing in mature person, because soon they will be passed on retirement. It goes vary, including the result of the work of the National Training Fund – says Bogumil Czerwinski.
On the other hand, increasingly, workers are persuaded to to remain in the labor market and to not passed as soon as possible for retirement.
Economic recovery
This will also help convincing economic recovery and improvement in the labor market and demographic structure.
From the World Bank data that in 2012 there were 38.5 million Poles, of which 5.5 million people over 65 years of age. In the perspective of 40 years. Such persons will be twice more.
Employers will have no other option, and services for older workers will benefit to a greater extent than before.
For now, however, it Company dictate the terms of employment.
– The greatest employment opportunities for people with a group of 50 plus see in the service industry. Because these are the workers who can give a guarantee of loyalty, and which can be placed in trust. 50 plus employees in this sector may well see – explains Dr. Monika Gładoch, an expert Employers of Poland.
And he adds that older people often proposed to employ niepracownicze, but not everyone is interested. – The problem is the same intractable labor market – adds
Stereotypes difficult to change
Dr Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak from the School of Economics and the Institute for Educational Research, which was PR guy 24, draws attention to the volatility of employment rates and postpone retirement age.
– Statistics employment are very low, but we must remember how they grew: a few years ago were below 30 percent. It was in a group of 50 plus observe the most dynamic growth – he says. And this despite the fact that the labor market situation is not easy for this group.
Through the economic downturn labor market, neither in Poland nor in the world is not developing as rapidly as it did in 2005-2007 .
But now the improvement is clear – unemployment in May was 12.5 percent.
The Germans are after the reforms, which at the moment leads Poland. About 10 years ago there was also the employment rates of older people in the group were very low. – Germany implemented a number of measures for activation. We walk the same path, hoping for similar results – he says.
Useful Website
A website 50plus.gov.pl are m.in . information, what type of stand to benefit employers from employing people 50 plus.
These are primarily the knowledge and experience of older workers, but also lower employment costs, arising for example. from the fact that companies are paying less for sick days 50 plus worker. They can also take advantage of the offers related to investing. A new instrument is the National Training Fund.
– The employer can for little money or using only external funding to train workers to obtain such powers that he needs – says the PR guy 24.
It is also important that the reform of the labor offices included not only the unemployed, but also gave the opportunity to support older workers.
Work in Progress
Institute for Educational Research, together with the Ministry and other ministries, work is underway on training. Their objectives include the possibility of obtaining diplomas and certificates for the labor market that will confirm the appropriate level of competence knowledge and skills. These works are related to the Polish Qualifications Rama.
However, as showed by the NIK: in 2010-2012 the unemployed who have completed 50 years, did not receive effective assistance. This control, among others used for the preparation of the reform and adjustment of employment policy staff of 50 plus.
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