A CALL FOR ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC POLICY FOR MITIGATING THE EFFECTS OF DEMENTIA ON MODERN WORKPLACES

The rise in life expectancy leads to a steady increase in the number employees with neurodegenerative disorders (i.e., dementia) and progressively declining vocational functioning. In the current paper, we describe these changes at the labor market and the challenges they entail. We point towards th...

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Published inEconomics & sociology Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 172 - 187
Main Authors Braw, Yoram, Cohen, Erez, Brender-Ilan, Yael, Sohlberg, Idit
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ternopil Centre of Sociological Research, Foundation of Int 01.01.2018
Centre of Sociological Research
Fundacja Centrum Badań Socjologicznych
Centre of Sociological Research (NGO)
Centre of Sociological Research, Szczecin, Poland
Subjects
20th century
Age discrimination
Age groups
Aging
Alzheimer's disease
Cognitive ability
Court decisions
Dementia
Disorders
Economic models
Economic policy
Employees
Employers
Employment
Employment policies
Environmental health
Geriatrics
Health and medicine and law
Industrialized nations
Labor
Labor force
Labor market
Labor relations
Life expectancy
Longevity
Neurodegeneration
Neurological disorders
Neuropsychology
Population
Productivity
Public Policy
Systematic review
Work
Work environment
Workplaces
United Kingdom > UK
Work
Public Policy
Longevity
Labor
Employment
Dementia
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Summary:The rise in life expectancy leads to a steady increase in the number employees with neurodegenerative disorders (i.e., dementia) and progressively declining vocational functioning. In the current paper, we describe these changes at the labor market and the challenges they entail. We point towards the key issues that should be taken into consideration when establishing policies for the aging labor market. These include implementing procedures for the early diagnosis of employees with dementias, educating employers regarding dementia and assisting employees already diagnosed with this and other disorders. These solutions will benefit both employees and the workplace overall, as well as decrease misconceptions about aging and dementia. These solutions are thereby to transform the work environment to be more responsive to the needs of employees with declining vocational functioning.
ISSN:2071-789X
2306-3459
DOI:10.14254/2071-789X.2018/11-1/11