- Projektnummer: F 2533
- Projektdurchführung: Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (BAuA) / Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
- Status: Laufendes Projekt
- Geplantes Ende: 2026-11-21
Projektbeschreibung:
Against the backdrop of demographic change, it is important that employees are able to participate in working life for as long and as healthily as possible. Work design as well as management and organizational culture have an influence on this. The Later Life Workplace Index (LLWI) is a nine-dimensional diagnostic tool that enables companies to assess how well their operational practices and working conditions prepare them for an ageing workforce.
The LLWI provides an overview of existing company practices, e.g. in the areas of health management, workplace design or the transition to retirement. From this, measures can be derived that help maintain and promote the work ability, health and motivation of employees. The Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, BAuA) is conducting a multi-year research project together with Leuphana University Lüneburg (Leuphana Universität Lüneburg) to further develop and evaluate the application of the LLWI in companies.
The LLWI has already been validated in German and English language. In the project, international researchers from over 20 countries were recruited to validate the LLWI in other languages. This means that the LLWI can be used as a screening instrument in various countries around the world in the future. In addition, a short version of the LLWI, which enables a “quick diagnosis”, is being developed and validated in several languages.
To evaluate the operational application of the LLWI, data from an organisational multi-level study on the LLWI with 100 participating companies was evaluated. In addition to this, the project surveyed HR managers in the companies about the usefulness of the LLWI and the change processes initiated as a result. In addition, the use of the LLWI is being evaluated in company application studies. An LLWI screening was carried out at several locations of a care service provider in Germany. In a subsequent workshop, priority areas for action were identified and measures discussed based on the results. After one year, the LLWI screening was carried out a second time.