고령화사회의 고령자 취업활성화 방안

Abstract

The aging population is a challenge, and at the same time a hot subject, for all the countries around the globe in the 21st century. What naturally derives from this phenomena is an “Aging Society”. The society with the increased populations of the aged causes the severe problems which deteriorate the finance of a national pension and lower productivity and welfare, since few population enabling to participate in economic activities have to support lots of the aged populations. The purpose of this paper is to clearly identify the current place of our society which shows accelerated transition outwards aged society from aging one, and along with new understanding about the necessity of employing aged human resources, it is to contribute to establishing policies of activity using them, while recognizing internally and externally rising changes in the social-structure which we are coming to face soon. The Ministry of Welfare and the Ministry of Labor, in charge of the system of employing aged human resources of our country, failed to achieve role-establishment between policy bodies, an issue to be solved prior to others for policy working resulting in the failure of mutual network or communication. We have to develop the current seniority system and pension. After retirement, If change the working hour or working condition and payment and pension flexibly, it will be very helpful to solve unemployed old people at the aged society for government and company. This paper compared and contrasted the social program involveing theses of aged citizens in U.S and Japan, in order to analyze their impact on the society A firm organization should be founded in order to aid the aged citizens to participate and to contribute to our aging society.

The paper methods are as follows:

First, the importance of an employment policy for the aged is reviewed along with its theoretical backgrounds. Second, problems are identified by analyzing the present state on an employment policy for the aged in our country as well as that in each of US and Japan. Third, methods for the active utilization of an employment policy for the aged, and for settlement of such problems are suggested in national policies and private enterprises. Fourth, based upon these analytic results, this paper offered the methods which could make the employment of aged human resources.