Why to Implement Delayed Retirement:An Examination of the Flexible Work System for Older Employees
Delayed retirement is getting closer and closer to us.The important challenges faced by vari-ous industries include how to arrange support for older employees to extend their work,how to fully utilize the human value of older employees,and so on.A flexible work system can help older employees navigate through the delayed retirement period more smoothly and gradually transition from work to retirement and income sta-tus.This article reviews and analyzes the theoretical basis,main functions,and core themes of implementing flexible work systems in developed countries.Based on the current environment in which China is about to im-plement a delayed retirement policy,it proposes the main practices and supporting policy measures for the flex-ible work system for older employees,including improving the legal system of flexible work,creating a corpo-rate culture of flexible work,implementing diversified flexible work methods,and adjusting organizational hu-man resource management policies in order to better meet the professional work needs of older employees dur-ing the deferred retirement period and support the implementation of the delayed retirement policy.
Flexible working systemDelayed retirementElderly employees