Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health

Heike Schröder; Masa Higo; Matt Flynn

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2016-1-2-63

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- 1–4 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–4
- 5–13 HRM responses to ageing societies in Germany and Japan: Contexts for comparison Keith Jackson, Philippe Debroux Keith Jackson, Philippe Debroux 5–13
- 14–28 Making the case for older workers Philip Taylor, Catherine Earl Philip Taylor, Catherine Earl 14–28
- 29–49 Diversity management in ageing societies: A comparative study of Germany and Japan Lena Elisabeth Kemper, Anna Katharina Bader, Fabian Jintae Froese Lena Elisabeth Kemper, Anna Katharina Bader, Fabian Jintae Froese 29–49
- 50–62 Ageing society and evolving wage systems in Japan Nobuo Sueki Nobuo Sueki 50–62
- 63–81 Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health Heike Schröder, Masa Higo, Matt Flynn Heike Schröder, Masa Higo, Matt Flynn 63–81
- 82–96 Elderly workers in Japan: The need for a new deal Philippe Debroux Philippe Debroux 82–96
- 97–113 HRM responses to ageing societies in Germany and Japan: Contexts for comparison Keith Jackson Keith Jackson 97–113
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Workplace accommodation for older teachers in Japan and Germany: The role of the institutional context in supporting late career options for teachers with ill health

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Heike Schröder Masa Higo Matt Flynn

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2016-1-2-63
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

Owing to the ageing of their respective populations, policy-makers in Japan and Germany are challenged to extend the working life of individual employees. However, conditions of physical and mental ill health tend to increase with old age, leading to disabilities that affect whether and how individuals can remain active in the labour market. Workplace accommodation is a means to enable disabled individuals to remain productively employed. Drawing on qualitative interview data, this discussion explores how institutions such as School Authorities in Japan and Germany use workplace accommodation to support teachers with physical and mental disabilities. Teachers are a white-collar profession strongly affected by ill health, especially burnout. The discussion furthermore explores how such workplace accommodation measures influence older teachers´ career expectations and career outcomes, including thoughts about (early) retirement. It finds that even though the institutional contexts in Japan and Germany are rather similar, career options and expectations vary, though with similar (negative) outcomes for national strategies towards the extension of working lives.
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