Innovative gerontotechnologies “Age-Friendly Workplaces” as a basis for the professional longevity management

Abstract

Background. In the context of demographic aging, depopulation and workforce deficiency in Russia, the need for employment of aged workers will grow every year. Older workers are becoming an important part of the workforce of modern society, and their number will increase in the coming decades. The current problems of the workforce aging are characterized by an increase in the average age of the worker and the number of elderly workers, the presence of job categories where accelerated occupational aging is noted, as well as termination of work before retirement age, associated with the discrepancy between the occupation requirements and the functional capabilities of an aging organism. Specific changes that limit work ability, leading to a limitation of the range of body functional capabilities of the employees, a decrease in their reliability and an acceleration of the aging rates, require the introduction of a professional longevity management system based on the concept of occupational risks in employees’ accelerated aging. At the same time, age and work experience make a significant contribution to the valuable social capital of older workers: professional competence, intuitive knowledge, cooperation skills increase; the structural awareness of the organization and its functioning is expanding; the network of contacts with clients is expanding and the understanding of changes in the operational work environment is increasing.