On the employment of elderly citizens for the solution of staffing problems of enterprises

The article considers the employment of elderly citizens as one of the possible ways to solve the recently aggravated personnel problem caused by both the aging population and the falling birth rate. It has been established that, despite the gradually changing attitude of employers to older employees, a significant proportion of employers are still not ready to hire people of pre-retirement and retirement age, being convinced that employees over fifty years old are not ready for changes that require constant updating of knowledge. It is emphasized that the efficiency of older employees who are already working at enterprises is noted by both their colleagues and employers. Nevertheless, it’s young employees to whom employers usually provide the opportunity to undergo training in order to improve their professional qualifications, although people of all ages experience the need to update their professional knowledge and skills. Having analyzed the facts, the author comes to the conclusion that employers need to reconsider their attitude to the hiring of elderly citizens.