Active pensioners: This is how to return to the job!

Active pensioners: This is how to return to the job!

Helgard Quasthoff, 68 years old, decided to stay active after a year in retirement and accepted a part -time job in the city administration of Blankenburg. Although she was already retired, she was looking for a job that was fun and began working in the city administration a year and a half ago. At first she worked in financial accounting, now it is working on municipal taxes. Quasthoff works three days a week and comes to a total of 20 hours of part -time. The work feels very fulfilling and sensible.

The program for job placement for seniors, called "Job mediative offensive Generation60+", is slow. In the past two years there has been little response with only more than 100 inquiries. Most inquiries come from older people themselves, while only a few of employers come. Yvette Grön, a hearing acoustic from Halberstadt, has a need for workers, but the mediation often fails due to a lack of flexibility. Many senior employees only want to work for the hour, as they often have to look after hobbies or grandchildren, which is not possible in the operating processes of many companies.

The importance of part -time work for seniors

The initiative for reintegration of seniors into the labor market is contemporary. As ask-albert.com reports, many seniors are looking for ways to remain active and achieve additional income. Part -time work enables you to use your knowledge and skills without having to enter into full -time obligations. Social interactions in the workplace not only improve quality of life, but also promote mental health.

The flexibility of working hours benefits many seniors who have family or personal obligations. Part -time work can also help to improve the pension and keep the standard of living or even improve. Popular areas in which seniors can work include retail, education sector as well as office and administrative work.

Koba-Harz spokeswoman Anita Denecke emphasizes that it is necessary to better reconcile the interests of seniors and employers. District Administrator Thomas Balcerowski also sees older people as a valuable reserve for the labor market and emphasizes the importance of a communication and placement platform. Quasthoff plans to take on smaller tasks in animal welfare or environmental protection after one year, whereby the "Jobvermittlungsoffensive Generation60+" could offer support.

-transmitted by West-Ost-Medien