Development of Environment to Increase Effectiveness for Elderly Workers in the Workplace

Abstract

This research is to study the development of the environment to increase work efficiency for elderly workers in the workplace in Bangkok and metropolitan area around Bangkok. In this research the sample group consists of 116 people including the government employees, state enterprise employees, company workers, factory worker and those involved in other areas. The result of research shows that 69 percent of older workers in the workplace are female, 41. 4 percent of them is between the ages of 61 and over. 67 percent of the sample has a bachelor's degree qualification, 44. 8 percent works as a company employee, and 37. 9 percent has work experience in the range of 31-4 0 years . From interviewing the sample it is found that the good health of that person is important to help promote the good performance of personnel in the elderly. The suitable environment for increasing work efficiency must be a work environment that is safe for life and property of workers. There is a prevention of accidents that occur from work as well as clean and hygienic working environment, no dust, no loud noise which will result in good physical and mental health of the workers and helps increase good work efficiency. In terms of increasing the efficiency of the organization and management, it is found that the welfare and benefits can help increase work efficiency. Having good welfare and benefits includes a medical promotion extra money (bonuses) or providing scholarships for children together with development and promotion of learning for employees. This can increase in the work efficiency of the elderly workers in the workplace.