Title: The work attitude and work conditions of older age workforce as a part of the social dimension of sustainability in Visegrad Group countries

Authors: Hana Stojanova; Ivona Vrdoljak Raguž; Kateřina Píchová

Addresses: Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic ' Department of Economics and Business Economics, University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia ' Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Abstract: The aim of the paper is to recognise the factors which determine the work attitude and work conditions of older age workforce as a part of the social dimension of sustainability as well as to provide the comparison of the senior workforce working conditions among the Visegrad Group and EU 28 countries. The recent data of sixth Eurofund European Working Conditions Survey have been used. The method of factor analysis has been carried out using the software Statistica 12. Based on research findings, the five main factors have been established associated with the sustainable employment of workers aged 50 years and older in Visegrad Group countries. The individual chronological and importance factors are as follows according the factor score: self-realisation aspects in work, supporting institution, working conditions, socio-economic conditions and a work-life balance. The research results lead to the formulation of recommendation for employers' practical implication.

Keywords: sustainable employment; older age workforce; working conditions; Visegrad Group countries labour market.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2024.136456

European Journal of International Management, 2024 Vol.22 No.3, pp.354 - 375

Received: 08 Dec 2019
Accepted: 20 Jul 2020
Published online: 02 Feb 2024 *

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