june 20, 2006enwhp conference, linz the professional experience fund a belgian example

June 20, 2006 ENWHP Conference, Linz

The professionalThe professional Experience Fund Experience Fund

a Belgian examplea Belgian example


The Professional Experience FundThe Professional Experience Fund

A budget fund, supporting companies for projects,

intending to improve quality of labour of their older workers,

in order to keep them longer at work


Collective Labour Agreements Individual Labour Agreements Labour Inspection Administration Humanisation of Labour

(Norming, promoting, implementing of the Well Being at Work law – Occupational Safety and Health)

Inspection of Well Being at Work Employment administration and labour market


Federal team Federal team

Anne Himpens: National Coordinator Mark Boulanger: Project developper Flanders and

Brussels (NL) Isabelle Flamion: Project developper Wallonië and

Brussels (FR) Kristof Van Heucke: Administrator Flanders and

Brussels (NL) Dimitri Léonard: Administrator Wallonië and

Brussels (FR) Valérie Urbain: Secretary and Accountancy


Strategy Lissabon, 2000Strategy Lissabon, 2000Belgium,

2003Europe

(15)Belgium, Belgium,

20102010

Degree of employment (% of population at working age,

working or unemployed)

59,6 % 64,3 % 70 %70 %

Mean duration of a career 37 year 41 year 40,2 year40,2 year

Mean age of retirement of the labour market

57,8 year 60,9 year 60 year60 year

Degree of employment of the + 55

26 % 39,8 % 50 %50 %


• 2001, September 5th : Law to increase the degree of employment… legal framework of the PE fund

• 2003, january 30th : Order implementing the law• 2004 : launch of the Prof. Exp. Fund,

operational start of the PE fund• End of 2004 : modifications to law• End of 2006 : Order implementing law

modifications

Dynaxity…Dynaxity…


A grant to employers of private companies

for adapting their working conditions and organisations

to the « older worker » (= 45-plus)

Today’s professional Today’s professional experience fundexperience fund


The projects: The projects: studies or adaptationsstudies or adaptations

Need to improve the well-being at work. Priorities for:

Ocupational safetyHealthErgonomicsPsychosocial charge


StudiesStudies

Need to lead to or introduce

concrete adaptations

of the working conditions

or organisation

for the 45-plussers


Other criteriaOther criteria

Need to go beyond actual legal regulations

Concerned workers need to be involved in the conception of the project

Positive advice of the committee and service for prevention and protection at work


The grantThe grant

• Cofinancing

• Maxima (depending on number

of workers of the company)


To promote the applying for grants (+ analysing and treating the grant applies)

To participate in the issuing of rules (law, orders,…)

Mission of the teamMission of the team(at the start, 2004-2005)(at the start, 2004-2005)


Degree of employment of the older worker needs to increase

Older workers are

too expensive!

I would like to go on early

retirement (enjoying…)

Starting with Starting with “Communication - gap”“Communication - gap”


““It is not my problem”It is not my problem”


To sensitize the Belgian labour and working environment on the topic

To make the topic tangible for companies

Our responseOur response


To sensitizeTo sensitize- Establishing and maintaining the networks with

players on the labourmarket (sectors, federations, …)

- Giving presentations and workshops,…

- Establishing and maintaining partnerships with organisations working on the same subject with the same target group (ESF-projects: Phoenix, UHasselt, )

- Being present on markets, fairs, exhibitions,…

- Being present in specialised press (writen, spoken…)


To promote the applying for grants,To promote the applying for grants, is is

• Making the topic tangible for the companies

By meeting and talking about what ageing means for them thinking with them, for a solution

• with the help of partners: consultants, Forem, RESOC/SERR, social secretaries, HR- management organisations, Occupational Safety and Health Organisations,…


June 2006June 2006

+/- 150 applies (*):

+/_ 50 approved +/- 10 not approved

(*) Started only second half 2005


More then 100 companies More then 100 companies applied for grants applied for grants

Transport, interim,

Caring, Shipbuilding,

Distribution, Construction,

Textile, Industrial Cleaning,

Metal,

Social Workplace, …


Model of the projectsModel of the projects

Start situation: Demotivion off, wanting to quid the job (observed by sick leave, interviewing, originated by personal event,…)

Project:

analysis WHY,WHAT can be done to influence motivation?IMPLEMENT CHANGE


Model of studiesModel of studies

Situation: anticipating lack of workers, wanting to know what demotivates, wanting to know how people perceive their job and the working environment, wanting to detect how to adapt.

Project (usually for bigger groups): analysis WHY,WHAT can be done to influence motivation?


Types of ProjectsTypes of Projects

Changes in responsibilities/function descriptions, replacing the more fysical and/or psychological charges of the job by less charged responsibilities (for ex. Coaching, using the build experience)

Changes in working organisation, reducing working hours, introducing work at home.(reducing originators of stress, due to traffic jam,…)

Introducing ergonomical improvements,going beyond the legal well-being at work law.


Confirming earlier Scientifical Confirming earlier Scientifical research results about research results about how people perceive how people perceive

workingworking……


Rhythm and pressure of work Rhythm and pressure of work (DIOVA, 2004)(DIOVA, 2004)

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< 25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 > 60

6,40% 13,40% 16,60% 18% 15,40% 13,40% 10,90% 5,10% 0,80%

werkritme en werkdruk

projectie


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< 25 25-30 30-35 35-40 40-45 45-50 50-55 55-60 > 60

6,40% 13,40% 16,60% 18% 15,40% 13,40% 10,90% 5,10% 0,80%

veranderingen in het werk

projectie

Changes at work, Changes at work, (DIOVA, 2004)(DIOVA, 2004)


ProjectsProjects

• SMB’s and big companies• A diversity of sectors• Companies out of the Flemish and out of the

Frenchspeaking part of Belgium

Start is a phenomen linked to AgeingStart is a phenomen linked to Ageing The end should be that the older worker is The end should be that the older worker is

remotivated and … wants to stay at workremotivated and … wants to stay at work


In the meanwhile …(1)In the meanwhile …(1)

The Generation Pakt,

An end of 2005 announcement of government policy,

including general measurements for keeping workers at work


In the meanwhile…(2)In the meanwhile…(2)Order implementing the law modifications,

(foresee to be operational at the end of 2006)

Turning the actual small scale approach of the Prof. Exp Fund. actions into a structural approach, by (1) enlarging the initiators, (2) enlarging the actions, (3) making the working floor more measurable


Change?…Change?…

YES,YES,

but… but…


• Not one way solution to a cultural changecultural change• Need of political willpolitical will + scientifical research

more information on the topic ... • At the same time:

– Top down ànd Bottom up, – Approaching micro – meso – macro organisations, – with THE SAME message (coherence)– In a personal recognisable message (making the topic

tangible)

• Starting accessible, turning the problem into a win - win

• Continuously evaluating and resetting targets…

… … very carefully very carefully


……and never finishedand never finished


General Directorate Humanisation of LabourProfessional Experience Fund

Rue Ernest Blerot 11070 Brussels

Tel.: 02 233 52 07Fax: 02 233 42 52

E-mail: [email protected]

www.ervaringfonds.bewww.fondsdelexperienceprofessionnelle.be

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.ervaringfonds.be/

june 20, 2006enwhp conference, linz the professional experience fund a belgian example

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