This diploma thesis deals with age management in bank sector of the Czech republic and with satisfaction of elderly bank employees. The aim of the thesis is to make suggestions and provide recommendations to improve application of age management principles in bank sector, as well as suggestions that human resources and managers can take to improve the satisfaction of elderly bank employees. In the section of quantitative questionnaire research there are applied exact methods of statistical analysis and in pursuance of qualitative research there are applied methods of semistructured interviews with bank managers or workers of HR department. The closing part contains suggestions and advice for improvement of application of age management principles and improvement of satisfaction of elderly bank employees.

Luleå kommun står inför en stor generationsväxling kommande år, där efterfrågan på arbetskraft kommer vara större än utbudet. En allt äldre befolkning gör att de som arbetar måste försörja fler. Om äldre arbetskraft arbetar längre skulle det ge stora effekter på den framtida sysselsättningen och försörjningsbördan. Studiens syfte har därför varit att undersöka pensionspreferenserna hos äldre gymnasielärare inom Luleå kommun och identifiera de olika bakgrundsfaktorer som påverkar deras önskemål gällande ålder för ålderspensionering. Målsättningen med studien har varit att skapa en förståelse kring äldre arbetskraft som ska generera i ett underlag för Luleå kommuns arbete med äldre arbetskraft och möjligheten att förlänga arbetslivet. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer med fyra gymnasielärare och två rektorer har resultatet visat att majoriteten av lärarna är inställda att arbeta fram till 65 års ålder. De faktorer som påverkar pensionsbeslutet är hälsan i första hand men även påverkansmöjligheter och ekonomin. Lärarna är i stort positiva till att kunna förlänga arbetslivet men för att stanna kvar längre vill de få vara delaktiga och kunna påverka sin arbetssituation där arbetskraven anpassas efter arbetsförmåga. Lönepåslag eller möjlighet att gå ner i tid ökar även förutsättningen för att lärarna kan tänka sig att stanna kvar i arbetslivet längre.

Bakgrund: Människor lever idag allt längre. Jämfört med medellivslängden i Sverige som varit ständigt tilltagande över tid har pensionsåldern hållit sig relativt konstant vilket innebär att en pension som tjänats ihop under samma arbetslivslängd nu måste räcka till försörjning av fler levnadsår. Därav blir införandet av en höjd pensionsålder aktuellt för att behålla välståndet i Sverige. Enligt Statens offentliga utredningar (2012:28) finns god grund för antagandet att arbetstagare kommer kunna stanna kvar längre i arbetslivet. Emellertid menar Arbetsmiljöverket (2016) att vissa fysiskt krävande arbeten kan vara svårt för en äldre arbetskraft att utföra. Utvecklingen i samhället pekar mot att ett införande av en höjd pensionsålder kommer bli verklighet, ett faktum som gör att Age Management blir allt mer aktuellt i och med att människor kommer stanna kvar i arbetslivet upp i en högre ålder än tidigare. Det kan då behövas mer konkreta verktyg för att hantera en åldrande arbetskraft i praktiken av den orsaken att de potentiellt sett kan ha andra behov som bör tillgodoses för att få äldre medarbetare att stanna kvar i yrkeslivet längre. Den forskning som finns idag kring Age Management har framförallt bedrivits på individnivå, mindre forskning finns kring hur eventuella förändringar skulle hanteras på ett organisatoriskt plan, varför den här studien ämnar belysa hur organisationer skulle hantera ett scenario där äldre stannar på arbetsplatsen längre. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att genom en kvalitativ ansats analysera hur företag arbetar med Age Management idag och vilka effekter en höjd pensionsålder skulle medföra. Det för att kunna avgöra huruvida Age Management skulle kunna användas som ett verktyg för att hantera eventuella utmaningar som skulle kunna uppstå vid införandet av en höjd pensionsålder. Genomförande: Studien är fenomenologisk och karaktäriseras av ett kvalitativt tillvägagångssätt. Empirin har samlats in genom ett målstyrt urval. Sammanlagt har elva fallföretag och fyra andra relevanta aktörer intervjuats. Slutsats: Studien resulterar i slutsatsen att en höjd pensionsålder kommer påverka företagen inom följande områden: kompetens, hälsa, attityder och arbetsmiljö. Den definitiva slutsatsen är att det finns ett behov av Age Management som ett managementverktyg då arbete med Age Management kommer bidra mot ett mer hållbart arbetsliv där sannolikheten är större att äldre medarbetare kommer välja att vara yrkesverksamma de extra åren en höjd pensionsålder skulle innebära. / Background: People live increasingly longer lives. Compared with the average life expectancy in Sweden, which has been steadily increasing over time, the retirement age has remained relatively constant. This means that a pension that has been earned during the same amount of working years now has to be able to cover more years of living. Hence, the introduction of an increased retirement age is timely, and required in order to maintain economic comfort in Sweden. According to the Government’s Public Investigations (2012:28), there are good grounds to make the assumption that workers will be able to stay longer in the workplace. However, the Work Environment Authority (2016) believes that some physically demanding work could become difficult for an elderly workforce to perform. Development in society points to the fact that an increased retirement age will become reality, which means that Age Management is becoming increasingly relevant as people will stay in the work life up to a higher age than before. There may be need for more concrete tools in order to handle an older workforce in practice, since they may have other needs that should be met in order to make older employees stay longer in the labor market. The research currently available on Age Management has been conducted primarily at an individual level. There is less research concerning changes that need to be made at an organizational level, therefore this study aims to illustrate how organizations would handle a scenario where elderly people stay at the workplace up to a higher age. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to, through a qualitative approach, analyze how companies work with Age Management today and what effects an increased retirement age would lead to. This is done in order to be able to determine whether Age Management could be used as a tool to handle any challenges that might arise when introducing an increased retirement age. Completion: The study is phenomenological and characterized by a qualitative approach. The empirics has been collected through goal-driven selection. Eleven case companies and four other relevant parties have been interviewed in total. Conclusion: The study results in the conclusion that an increase in retirement age will affect companies in the following areas: competence, health, attitudes and working environment. The definitive conclusion is that there is need for Age Management as a management tool as work with Age Management will contribute towards a more sustainable working life, where the likelihood will be greater that older employees will choose to stay in the working life the extra years an increase in retirement age would mean.

In age management, it should be ensured that every employee or job applicant has the opportunity to utilise their potential and not be at a disadvantage because of his/her age. Age management is not exclusively focused on one age group, the focus is very broad and covers all age categories of workers. Regarding the age management focused on a group of employees that are of an older age (approximately 50 years), it is expected to have an excellent knowledge of the age structure of employees in the company, fair approach to aging, appreciation for diversity, etc. The aim of the thesis is to determine the factors affecting the employment of persons 50 years and older in the labor market in the countries of the Visegrad agreement, to compare these factors for each of the countries, identify differences and similarities of age management in labor markets and propose recommendations for employers or possible output considerations for management.

The concept of age management as a management with regard to the age of employees is due to demographic changes increasingly important topic. Therefore it is necessary the organizations should take care about age management to get by competitive fight and to avoid loosing experienced, qualified and loyal employees. Age management is gaining prominence due to delay founding families, an aging population and the lack of labor force. The basic threatened groups of age management are mainly workers 50+, graduates and ultimately mothers with small children. All these groups of workers require attention and the management of each organization should take care about them. The aim of this work is to identify the pillars of the field of age management as part of human resources management in an organization, including evaluation of their objectives, strategies used within a given area. From a qualitative survey, namely structured interviews with human resources employees and after that with all managers can say that the organization is aware of the risks associated with the employment of graduates and workers 50+ and part of human resources management is to focus on risky groups of employees. The organization is aware of the qualities of its employees and is trying to use their retention of knowledge that human capital brings to achieve competitive advantage.

Demographic change as well as pressure from the European Union and national government are forcing organisations to change age-discriminatory Human Resource Management (HRM) approaches. Based on a qualitative analysis of eight British and German organisations, we found that commitment, scope, coverage and implementation of age management differ due to country-specific institutions, particularly government, in nudging employers and unions to preferred age practices. This confirms the path-dependency concept suggested by institutional theory. Nevertheless, we also found that industry-specific factors mediate the implementation of age management, leading to some convergence across countries. This indicates that organisations deviate from the institutional path to implement practices that they deem important. (authors' abstract)

The theoretical part of the thesis dealing with the theme of Age Management contains a relatively new concept concerning the field of Human Resources Management which focuses on taking the age of eymployees into account. The theoretical part is also approaches current demographic trends in the Czech Republic and points out the problems that may arise in connection with future demographic development. The practical part deals with the analysis of the external and internal environment of a company which serves as the basis for initial proposals of the application of Age Management in a particular company.

Zedníčková, G. The Impacts of Age Management for a Company. Diploma Thesis . Brno: Brno University of Technology, 2015. Diploma Thesis evaluates levels of management in the OHL ZS, a.s. company with respect to their employees´ age and abilities. It analyzes the current state of the organization and its environment in relation to a selected group of workers (50+). External and internal environment of the construction company and access of its strategy is evaluated in the area of Age Management. Research is performed through a questionnaire survey among employees. On the basis of learned and analyzed information the overall evaluation of the state of AM in the organization is brought to effect and then a solution is suggested and some possible changes are recommended. The aim is to propose possible measures to strengthen the level of Age Management in this company.

Aging population is a contamporary demographic situation of Europe, which has an impact on the efectivity of the labor market and threatens currently set social and economical system. This diploma thesis explores the concept of sustainable employment, which is one of the solutions of unstable labor markets due to aging workers. The sustainable employment is investigated in the V4 countries. The thesis is based on the secondary data from the European Working Condition Survey (EWCS) 2015. Exploring the EWCS 2015 data, 5 factors of sustainable employment for workers from the 50+ age group are determined. Those are: expressive dimension of work, supporting institutions, working conditions, socioeconomic conditions and work-life balance. Moreover, working conditions for the workers from the 50+ age group in the V4 countries are compared to results for the E28. Namely, 8 areas are investigated - satisfaction with working conditions, work-life balance, age discrimination, the threat of losing job, the difficulty of getting another job, the attitude to remaining at work and the health of workers.

The main objective of the thesis is to find out whether and how the policy of active aging in the region of Zlín is implemented in connection with the labor market. The diploma thesis contains an overview of the theoretical knowledge from the field of active aging and after is elaborated for analysis based on realized collection of primary and secondary data. In conclusion, the problem areas are identified and there are proposed measures to improve the current situation.