ZADOVOLJSTVO STAREJSIH DELAVCEV PRI DELU KOT DEJAVNIK PODALJSANJA ZAPOSLITVE V SLOVENIJI IN EU/Older Workers' Job Satisfaction as a Factor in the Extension of Employment in Slovenia and the EU

The purpose of this article is to compare older workers' job satisfaction in Slovenia to that in the EU in order to analyse its various dimensions as well as specifics regarding age, gender, sector of activity, and type of occupation; it also seeks to identify what determines older workers' job satisfaction most. Using data from Eurofound's Fifth European Working Conditions survey in 2010, the statistical analysis indicates that Slovenia, which had the lowest employment rate of older people in the EU in 2011, ranks 15th among member states and below the EU average. Slovenia's older workers, like their European colleagues, are most satisfied with the recognition of job well done and least satisfied with the opportunities for promotion. Compared with other member states Slovenia's older workers are relatively dissatisfied with their working conditions salary, and adequacy of motivation for committed work while being relatively satisfied with the recognition of job well done and colleagues. Older workers' job satisfaction is mostly determined based on the adequacy of motivation for committed work. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]