A survey found that the smaller the company, the higher the expected age at which employees can remain active, with the average at 67.9. Workplace accidents involving people aged 60 and over reached a new record high, highlighting the need to create an environment where people can work longer.
The average age at which companies expect employees to remain active is 67.9, and smaller companies tend to have higher expectations for that age. Many reportedly say they want people to work until around 70 or continue working until 75.
The number of workplace accidents involving people aged 60 and over has reached a new record high. It has reportedly risen sharply, to approximately twice the level for men in their 30s and approximately four times the level for women. At worksites, accidents that tend to be attributed to individual responsibility due to age are increasingly being viewed as structural problems.
According to testimony from a manager at a manufacturing company, experienced employees in their 50s and older and re-employed workers are filling the shortage of younger workers, while age-related declines in physical strength are making conditions at worksites more demanding.
It has been suggested that enabling seniors to work longer requires rethinking the assumption that workers must be "people who are able to work in good health" and establishing universally designed work arrangements.
The article suggests the importance of reviewing an employment structure that keeps people working for low wages and implementing measures focused on the quality of human resources.