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Attitudes to an age diverse workforce

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Mark Beatson
Mark Beatson

This document contains 7 figures summarizing surveys of workers' perceptions around aging and the workplace. The figures show that: most workers expect a higher proportion of older colleagues by 2020; older workers are often seen as less adaptable or prone to stress but economic contributions of both young and old are viewed as significant; and discrimination is perceived as a larger issue for older versus younger workers. The last figure indicates support for workplace policies and programs to help employees work beyond standard retirement ages.

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Figure 1: Will there be a higher proportion of people aged over 60 in your own workplace by 2020? (% of workers) 1 3 16 13 26 42 - 10 20 30 40 50 No workers aged over 60 now or expected in 2020 Don't know Very unlikely Fairly unlikely Fairly likely Very likely UK Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU- OSHA 0 20 40 60 80 SK RO LI IS LV LT BG SI EE HU FI LU MT NL CZ CH SE AT PL NO IE BE FR PT ES ALL EU27 DK DE IT EL CY UK Very likely Fairly likely
Figure 2: UK workers’ perceptions of older workers (% of workers agreeing that older workers tend to exhibit these signs more than younger workers) 21 12 15 50 25 0 20 40 60 Take more time off work due to illness Have more accidents at work Less productive at work Less able to adapt to changes Suffer more from stress 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Less able to adapt to changes Suffer more from stress All ages 18-34 35-54 55+ Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU-OSHA
50 60 - 20 40 60 80 100 CY UK RO DE FR AT LI FI BG BE EU27 ALL DK SK HU PT NL LU EE SE IE CZ ES IS MT IT CH LV NO PL LT EL SI Less able to adapt to change at work 25 42 - 20 40 60 80 100 DK NO UK FI CY SE IS EE IE ES NL CH LI EU27 BG ALL FR LU DE SK BE MT LV AT RO PT PL IT CZ LT EL HU SI More likely to suffer from work-related stress Figure 3: Perceptions of older workers across Europe (% of workers agreeing that older workers tend to exhibit these signs more than younger workers) Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU-OSHA
Figure 4: Perceptions of the economic contribution made by those in their 20s and the over 70s (Mean score on 0-10 scale, where 10 means “contributes a great deal economically”) 5.133 5.406 0 2 4 6 8 10 SV UKR BG PT HR RO CZ HU EE ES CYP NO EL NI DE DK SE GB BE FR CH SI TU FN IE NL RU IS PO LV People in their 20s 4.902 4.946 0 2 4 6 8 10 SV UKR CZ RU BG HU HR LV RO EE SI PO TU IS PT CYP DK SE ES BE EL NL FN GB NO DE NI CH IE FR People aged over 70 Source: European Social Survey, 2008.
Figure 5: Perceptions of the acceptability of a young or old boss (Mean scores on 0/10 scale, where 10 means it would be completely accepted in their country for a 70/30 year old being appointed to be their boss if they are suitably qualified for the job, 2008) 0 2 4 6 8 BG RU SV HU UKR ES CZ FN RO EE SI HR LV EL SE CYP TU PO GB BE IE NL DK NI DE CH IS NO FR PT 70 year old boss 30 year old boss Source: European Social Survey, 2008. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All ages 17-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over GB by age group
Figure 6: Employee views of whether there was more or less age discrimination at work than 5 years previously Net balance (% saying more discrimination minus % saying less discrimination, Great Britain, 2009) -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Discrimination against younger workers All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Discrimination against older workers All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Generally more age discrimination Source: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009.
Figure 7: Whether the main problem faced by older people at work is other people’s prejudice rather than lack of ability (% of those in employment who agree or agree strongly, Great Britain, 2006) 41 60 67 60 66 59 55 58 68 74 78 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Mainly aged under 25 Mainly aged 25- 49 Mainly aged 50+ Mixture of people All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Source: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006. Age composition of people at workplace who do a similar job to the respondent
12 23 - 10 20 30 EL CY BG IT LT SI LV RO CZ DE IS LI MT PT EE HU IE AT BE SK ALL EU27 ES LU PL FI FR NO SE NL DK UK CH Already exist 61 74 - 20 40 60 80 100 SK SE CY HU CH LI PL NL DK EE CZ ES PT LV BG FI LU EU27 ALL AT LT BE RO FR EL DE IT SI MT UK IE IS NO Should be introduced Figure 8: Programmes and policies at the workplace to make it easier for workers to continue working up to and beyond retirement age (% of workers saying yes) Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU-OSHA

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Attitudes to an age diverse workforce

  • 1. Figure 1: Will there be a higher proportion of people aged over 60 in your own workplace by 2020? (% of workers) 1 3 16 13 26 42 - 10 20 30 40 50 No workers aged over 60 now or expected in 2020 Don't know Very unlikely Fairly unlikely Fairly likely Very likely UK Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU- OSHA 0 20 40 60 80 SK RO LI IS LV LT BG SI EE HU FI LU MT NL CZ CH SE AT PL NO IE BE FR PT ES ALL EU27 DK DE IT EL CY UK Very likely Fairly likely
  • 2. Figure 2: UK workers’ perceptions of older workers (% of workers agreeing that older workers tend to exhibit these signs more than younger workers) 21 12 15 50 25 0 20 40 60 Take more time off work due to illness Have more accidents at work Less productive at work Less able to adapt to changes Suffer more from stress 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Less able to adapt to changes Suffer more from stress All ages 18-34 35-54 55+ Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU-OSHA
  • 3. 50 60 - 20 40 60 80 100 CY UK RO DE FR AT LI FI BG BE EU27 ALL DK SK HU PT NL LU EE SE IE CZ ES IS MT IT CH LV NO PL LT EL SI Less able to adapt to change at work 25 42 - 20 40 60 80 100 DK NO UK FI CY SE IS EE IE ES NL CH LI EU27 BG ALL FR LU DE SK BE MT LV AT RO PT PL IT CZ LT EL HU SI More likely to suffer from work-related stress Figure 3: Perceptions of older workers across Europe (% of workers agreeing that older workers tend to exhibit these signs more than younger workers) Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU-OSHA
  • 4. Figure 4: Perceptions of the economic contribution made by those in their 20s and the over 70s (Mean score on 0-10 scale, where 10 means “contributes a great deal economically”) 5.133 5.406 0 2 4 6 8 10 SV UKR BG PT HR RO CZ HU EE ES CYP NO EL NI DE DK SE GB BE FR CH SI TU FN IE NL RU IS PO LV People in their 20s 4.902 4.946 0 2 4 6 8 10 SV UKR CZ RU BG HU HR LV RO EE SI PO TU IS PT CYP DK SE ES BE EL NL FN GB NO DE NI CH IE FR People aged over 70 Source: European Social Survey, 2008.
  • 5. Figure 5: Perceptions of the acceptability of a young or old boss (Mean scores on 0/10 scale, where 10 means it would be completely accepted in their country for a 70/30 year old being appointed to be their boss if they are suitably qualified for the job, 2008) 0 2 4 6 8 BG RU SV HU UKR ES CZ FN RO EE SI HR LV EL SE CYP TU PO GB BE IE NL DK NI DE CH IS NO FR PT 70 year old boss 30 year old boss Source: European Social Survey, 2008. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 All ages 17-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65 and over GB by age group
  • 6. Figure 6: Employee views of whether there was more or less age discrimination at work than 5 years previously Net balance (% saying more discrimination minus % saying less discrimination, Great Britain, 2009) -10 -5 0 5 10 15 20 25 All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Discrimination against younger workers All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Discrimination against older workers All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Generally more age discrimination Source: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2009.
  • 7. Figure 7: Whether the main problem faced by older people at work is other people’s prejudice rather than lack of ability (% of those in employment who agree or agree strongly, Great Britain, 2006) 41 60 67 60 66 59 55 58 68 74 78 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Mainly aged under 25 Mainly aged 25- 49 Mainly aged 50+ Mixture of people All ages 15-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 Source: British Social Attitudes Survey, 2006. Age composition of people at workplace who do a similar job to the respondent
  • 8. 12 23 - 10 20 30 EL CY BG IT LT SI LV RO CZ DE IS LI MT PT EE HU IE AT BE SK ALL EU27 ES LU PL FI FR NO SE NL DK UK CH Already exist 61 74 - 20 40 60 80 100 SK SE CY HU CH LI PL NL DK EE CZ ES PT LV BG FI LU EU27 ALL AT LT BE RO FR EL DE IT SI MT UK IE IS NO Should be introduced Figure 8: Programmes and policies at the workplace to make it easier for workers to continue working up to and beyond retirement age (% of workers saying yes) Source: Pan-European opinion poll on occupational safety and health 2013, EU-OSHA