Employment Opportunities for Mature Age People in the Electrical Sector in Lodz Voivodeship in Poland

Abstract

The retirement age reform of 2013 extended the time of mandatory economic activity. Coupled with a difficult situation of mature age people in the job market, it necessitates developing an employment policy for people over 50’. An analysis of employment opportunities for mature age people in various sectors should constitute the basis for its development. It would allow for proper selection and direction of activities supporting employment of mature age people (subsidizing, counseling, trainings etc.). In the pilot study, organizations in Lodz Voivodeship were analyzed. Many sectors were examined, however, due to the constraints on the length of the article, only the results for the electrical job sector are presented and compared with the entirety of the studied organizations. Current employment of people age 50+’, demand for mature age employees, actions in the job market for professional activation and employability of people over 50 years of age and adjustment of work conditions of typical occupations in the electrical sector to the needs and capabilities of mature age people were studied in the article. Further, the article provides an answer to the question whether people aged 50 and over are motivated to work and learn. Methodological triangulation was employed in the analysis in order to achieve a comprehensive picture of the phenomenon and to increase the scientific insight of the research results.