Title Employers' interventions to support older workers in the adaptation of digitalisation: a scoping review /
Authors Flynn, Matt ; Varlamova, Maria ; Sejdiu, Sejdi ; Pajlaic, Zada ; Kulla, Gunilla ; Mesquita, Anabela ; O’Neill, Margaret ; Previtali, Federica ; Mikulionienė, Sarmitė ; Krutulienė, Sandra ; Soitu, Daniela ; Ozturkkal, Belma ; Orhun, Eda ; PireciSejdiu, Nora
DOI 10.37766/inplasy2024.12.0030
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Is Part of International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols. 2024, p. 1-5
Keywords [eng] aging ; older workers ; age inequalities ; digitalization ; human resource management
Abstract [eng] This scoping review is focused workplace age inequalities and skills needed by older workers and on employer interventions to support the adaptation of workplace digitalisation. Digitalisation and the emergence of new technologies, in particular 5G, are expected to significantly impact and transform 20 million jobs across Europe, many of them in sectors with older workforces, such as manufacturing, transport and healthcare (Accenture Strategy, 2022). The 2018 Future of Jobs report published by the World Economic Forum emphasises that at least 54% of current workers will need to upskill or reskill. The process of digitalisation and the emergence of autonomous intelligent systems are creating a radical change in the labour and labour market, causing job inequalities (Kolade & Owoseni, 2022).This is also leading to age inequalities in which older workers who lack the skills to adapt to changing technology are at risk of being pushed out of the job market. The aim of this scoping review therefore is to consolidate evidence on employer interventions to support older workers in the adaptation of digitalisation to stay economically active The research questions are: 1. How does digitalisation contribute to workplace age inequalities for older workers? 2. What skills do older workers need to stay in work within the context of digitalisation? 3. How are employers responding to workplace age inequalities for older workers caused by digitalisation through training, career development and other HRM interventions?
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2024