About project

Joint actions of the social partners for adapting the working environment to the specific ageing needs of different generations with the aim to promote a longer working life and workability

Reserach and analyses

Research and analysis in the country and abroad of social partners related to identified problems in the field of human resources management

Beneficiary

Beneficiary is Bulgarian Industrial Association - Union of the Bulgarian Business (BIA) in partnership with the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria (CITUB)

Active ageing: the way to success

National round table - May 14, 2020

The National Round Table ‘Approaches to providing a working environment compliant to the specific age needs of different generations of the workforce and promoting longer working lives and workability’ aims to share and present the results and conclusions of the studies, conducted under Activity 1 of the Project, to reflect the views, ideas of stakeholders (including social partners) to raise awareness and commitment of target groups to the project objectives.

Representatives of the managements of state institutions will take part in the national round table: MLSP, MES, MH, EA, NSI , NSSI, NRA, NHIF; representatives of the managements of the nationally representative organizations of employers and employees - BICA, CEIBG, BCCI, SSIBG, CITUB, PODKREPA; researchers in the field of active aging and generational differences; members of the managements of the 10 branch employers' organizations - participating in the project; employers and human resource managers from enterprises; members of the managements of branch organizations of the employees, etc.

The National Round Table aims to generate ideas and proposals for the development and implementation of effective measures and mechanisms for:

  • overcoming the challenges of the labor market arising from the demographic crisis;
  • optimizing employment opportunities for all age groups of the workforce;
  • ensuring and maintaining productive and healthy working conditions, in accordance with the specific age needs of the different generations of the workforce and promoting a longer working life and ability to work;
  • improving mutual understanding, supporting cooperation and solidarity between the generations in the workplace;
  • improving social dialogue, collective labor agreementс, representation and protection of age-specific needs and interests of the workforce

Organisation

The event will be held remotely as an interactive National Round Table through the portal https://activeageing.bia-bg.com


Agenda

The results of the performed research will be published during the event, and participant will be able to join a discussion on the problems of active aging and the intergenerational approach, in order to reflect the views of all stakeholders on the studied problems.

The conducted analyzes, presented in the portal, planned in accordance with the recommendations set out in the European social partners' autonomous framework agreement on active ageing and an inter-generational approach, signed on 8 March 2017 between BusinessEurope, the UEAPME, CEEP and ETUC, are:

  • Study of international practices and experience in the intergenerational approach and the promotion of longer working life and ability to work;
  • Study and strategic assessment of the regional demography of the labor force in Bulgaria by sectors (model for a regional age pyramid);
  • Study of the generational characteristics of the labor force in Bulgaria;
  • Study on specific needs for new policies and approaches to adapt the work environment to ensure longer working lives and the ability to work of people with chronic diseases.

Best practice

Exploring international practices and experience in the intergenerational approach and promoting a longer working life and ability to work
Best practice

Demographics

Research and strategic evaluation of the regional labor force demography in Bulgaria by sectors
Demographics

Generations

Final analytical report examining the generational characteristics of the Bulgarian workforce
Generations

Chronic diseases

Study on the specific needs of new policies and approaches to adapt the work environment to ensure longer working lives and the ability to work for people with chronic diseases
Chronic diseases

100

Enterprises in 10 economic sectors

690

Study participants

6

Innovative tools and models

2000

Consulted employees

News

News and events

12.02.2020
Three current BIA projects were presented to the Bulgarian Network of the UN Global Compact at a meeting in BIA
01.10.2019
BIA has launched a project to promote longer working lives
10.09.2019
BIA launched a project under OPHRD to promote longer work lives