Workshop 06
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The CAWA project aims to increase awareness of workforce ageing issues through national and European discussions. It develops guidelines to improve individual choice and societal well-being. The project involves partners from Austria, Sweden, Spain, Bulgaria and is coordinated by the Working Lives Research Institute in London. National workshops in each country discuss best practices in sectors like hotels, retail, and healthcare. Case studies and reports are published on the project website.
![Creative Approaches to Workforce Ageing (CAWA) a 2-year ESF Article 6 funded project coordinated by WLRI in UK with partners in Austria, Sweden, Spain & Bulgaria www.olderworkers.eu Contact: Dr Andrea Winkelmann-Gleed WLRI, London Metropolitan University Email: [email_address]](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/workshop-061077/85/Workshop-06-1-320.jpg)
Workshop 06
- 1. Creative Approaches to Workforce Ageing (CAWA) a 2-year ESF Article 6 funded project coordinated by WLRI in UK with partners in Austria, Sweden, Spain & Bulgaria www.olderworkers.eu Contact: Dr Andrea Winkelmann-Gleed WLRI, London Metropolitan University Email: [email_address]
- 2. Key project aims & objectives Contribution to ageing workforce policy awareness through national and European discussions Increase awareness of the issue among national stakeholders Develop guidelines that will improve both individual choice and societal well-being
- 3. CAWA project partners AUSTRIA: Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Arbeitswelt - FORBA SWEDEN: Goteburg University Department of Work Science SPAIN: ESCUELA DE RELACIONES LABORALES Universidad Complutense de Madrid BULGARIA: Institut za finansovi prouchvania i inovatzii (IFPI) (Institute for Financial Studies and Innovations UK - Coordinating partner: Working Lives Research Institute – WLRI, London Metropolitan University
- 4. Employment sectors covered National workshops: sectoral discussions of best practice: Austria: metal industry & hotels, restaurants and tourism Spain: hotels, restaurants and tourism & small retail businesses Sweden: banking; construction, gas engineering & secondary teachers UK: London bus drivers; gas engineering & NHS public health care National summary reports and sectoral case study reports – see: www.olderworkers.eu
- 5. Why do older people want to work? Retain Job Satisfaction, sense of work collective Income dependency and embedded work ethic Changes in pension arrangements Wait until partner retires Opportunity to go Part Time Easier to stay than find work elsewhere Bus driving no longer physically tiring Generally improved health of population
- 6. British Gas Engineering Academy Creative Approaches To Workforce Ageing
- 7. Our vision is: Working together, we keep homes working Our strategy is to drive long term customer value and loyalty through excellent service delivery, based on a deep understanding of customers’ needs British Gas Services
- 8. British Gas Services Key Facts £1.2 billion turnover Over 6,900 Gas Engineers & Plumbers Over 1,020 Gas CH Installers 640 White Goods Engineers/ Electricians 500 Franchised Drainage Engineers 900 Trainees 8.9m Jobs p.a. Single National Parts Centre Leeds Uddingston Stockport Leicester Oldbury Area Service Centre
- 10. Knowledge and Experience Retention Transfer of knowledge through mentoring Buddy system for Apprentices with experienced engineers Experienced engineers become field assessors Helps retain engineers with ill health or incapacity issues
- 11. Life Style Contracts Designed to be more flexible Work patterns blend business and individual requirements Individual and Team Reward packages Engineer achieve assessors qualification Terms and conditions reflect engineers choice
- 12. Brian from Paddington 50+ Yes it’s true having some knowledge and experience of plumbing helped me in my application, but British Gas looks at the person as an individual and not just what they have to offer . www.britishgasacademy.co.uk
- 13. Presentation of cases Upper secondary school, City of Göteborg Background: 50 per cent of teachers are 55 years or older 25 per cent of teachers will retire within five years Basic idea: Competence transfer Experienced older teachers work as mentors and get reduced lecturing time (class room time). Same working hours and salary New(ly) employed teachers get a mentor and participate in a special program for one year. Trial period for two years, centrally funded
- 14. Presentation of cases: Swedish Construction industry, Galaxen (The Galaxy) Background: Problems with high levels of sickness leave and sickness pension within construction industry. One of two construction workers continue to work until retirement age Offer from Minister of Labour in 1985 to labour market organisations (=Employers organisations and trade unions) to come up with suggestions Basic idea: Co-operation between employment office, employers, employer organisations and unions within the construction industry. Individual rehabilitation programmes for employed and unemployed workers with reduced work capacity. Local organisations to improve successful placements
- 15. Presentation of cases: Galaxen
- 16. The CAWA film Four workforce ageing examples from different industries. Purpose is to create a discussion and serve as inspiration among social partners.
- 17. Preliminary results from CAWA Creative Approaches for Workforce Ageing The policy must be a long term strategy to be successful. Projects are not enough. The policy or model must be (economically) profitable. There must be support for the model from top management to ensure success at the local level. Consensus between management and union is important. The success of the model is depending on work organisation. There must be time for reflection within work organisation; this facilitates introduction of new and exit for older workers. Transition management. Influence on hours of work facilitates for workers to stay in the labour market. The mentorship means positive attention, not only for older workers. Raising awareness of older workers, their competence and needs must continue Codes for good practice in workforce ageing must be adjusted to the receiver, e.g. workplaces, management, politicians and legislators.
- 18. CAWA Conference 13 November 2007 www.olderworkers.eu
Editor's Notes
- #2: Project funded under the innovative approaches to change funding stream – demographic change Project started in late Nov 2005 and continues until Nov 2007