Attitudes of Czech Inhabitants towards the Employment of Elderly (CZ.6.01.2013.221.003)

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The employment of older people is becoming an increasingly topical issue, especially now that the population is ageing and older people outnumber younger people. This project is thematically focused on identifying and characterising the attitudes and opinions of the Czech population towards the employment of people over 50 years of age.

The main objective of this project is to identify and characterise the attitudes and opinions of the population of the Czech Republic towards the employment of people over 50. The sub-issues to be addressed include the preferences of the Czech population regarding employment at older ages, attitudes regarding support for the employment of people over 50, especially post-retirees, and the possibility of favouring employees over 50, as well as attitudes regarding the interest and motivation of employers to employ older employees and the role of the state in addressing the issue of employment of older people.

Ing. Mgr. Jiří Remr, Ph.D., MBA

Ing. Jana Menšíková
Ing. Otakar Ďurďa

Current outputs of this project are described below and are availabile to free download but only in czech language. Results published in this report are based on a sample of the Czech population that was selected by quota sampling; 1,207 face-to-face interviews were conducted.

LEAFLETS

Perception of the Role of Government for Promoting the Employment of Elderly

This leaflet identifies the attitudes and opinions of the Czech inhabitants towards the employment of people older than 50 years by analyzing perceptions of the role of government. It also analyzes attitudes of the Czech population regarding the motivation of employers to employ older workers.

POPULARIZING ARTICLE

POSITIVE DISCRIMINATION REGARDING EMPLOYEES OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE

The results presented in the article describe the Czech citizens’ opinions on the notion of positive discrimination of employees older than 50 years of age. The differences in opinions on the topic were examined primarily in terms of gender, age, place of residence and household income.

CZECH CITIZENS’ ATTITUDES TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED PEOPLE

The analysis identified three groups of Czech citizens in terms of their opinion on employment of the people who have already retired. The differences between opinions on how to use one’s retirement are also examined with regard to the completed education, socio-economic status, place of residence and political preferences.

CZECH CITIZENS’ PERCEPTION OF PEOPLE AGED OVER 50 IN TERMS OF CAPACITY FOR WORK

The article describes the perception of the traits, abilities and skills of people aged over 50 among the Czech citizens in terms of their work capacity. In particular, the analysis focuses on rating language skills, the willingness to learn, the willingness to share experience, work habits, performance, reliability and experience.

PERCEPTION OF PEOPLE AGED OVER 50 BY PEOPLE YOUNGER AND OLDER THAN THEM IN TERMS OF CAPACITY FOR WORK

The article compares the perceptions of the traits, abilities and skills of people aged over 50 among two age groups of Czech citizens (up to 30 and over 50 years of age). A quantitative analysis illustrates the differences between the two groups as regards their ratings of language skills, willingness to learn, willingness to share experience, work habits, performance, reliability and experience.