By browsing this website, you acknowledge the use of a simple identification cookie. It is not used for anything other than keeping track of your session from page to page. OK
1

HR practices for enhancing sustainable employability: implementation, use, and outcomes

Bookmarks
Article

Ybema, Jan Fekke ; van Vuuren, Tinka ; van Dam, Karen

International Journal of Human Resource Management

2020

31

7-8

April

886-907

employability ; human resources management ; health ; motivation

Netherlands

Personnel management

https://doi.org/10.1080/09585192.2017.1387865

English

Bibliogr.

"With the aging of the workforce, organizations need to maintain or improve the sustainable employability of their workforce throughout their working life. This raises the question which HR practices increase workers' sustainable employability at work. The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which organizations implement HR practices for enhancing sustainable employability in terms of workers' health, motivation, and skills and knowledge from the employer's perspective. In total, 312 owners/directors or HR managers (response rate 13%) filled out the questionnaire. The findings showed that most organizations implemented a range of HR practices to improve the health, motivation, and skills and knowledge of their employees. Perceived effectiveness of these practices were dependent on the number of HR practices that were implemented, employees' use of and participation in designing these practices. Implementation of HR practices was also related to higher satisfaction with the current employability of employees, and to increased productivity of the organization. Implications for practice and examples of HR practices to enhance sustainable employability are given."

Digital;Paper



Bookmarks