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p r e s e t co u rse of u s e f u l a c t i v i t y .
6. F i n a l l y , he should a p p o r tio n h i s l e i s u r e
tim e i n t o p la y and a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n .
The form er means th e w atching of m ovies,
shows, t e l e v i s i o n , th e p la y in g of games
or s p o r t s ; th e l a t t e r means p e rso n a l
improvement and enhancement, th e doing of
th in g s t h a t one has always postponed, the
p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n p o l i t i e s and community
a f f a i r s and th e e x c u rs io n i n t o a r t s ,
s c ie n c e and l i t e r a t u r e .
P ro p o sa ls f o r i n d u s t r y .
1. A bolishm ent of maximum h i r i n g ages i s sugg
e s te d ; th e y have no p la c e in an atom ic
age and do n o t stan d up under o b je c tiv e
a n a l y s i s . C hronologic age i s no barom eter
of a p e r s o n 1s p r o d u c ti v i t y .
2. In t h i s r e s p e c t , i t i s su g g ested t h a t
i n d u s t r y , th ro u g h i t s tr a d e and in d u s t r y
a s s o c i a t i o n s , i n s t i t u t e e d u c a tio n a l p ro grams
t o develop new p e rso n n e l p o l i c i e s
i n an e r a of an e v e r - in c r e a s in g o ld e r
la b o r f o r c e .
3* C l a s s i f y a l l a v a i l a b l e jo b s w ith in a
company and i d e n t i f y th o s e jobs which can
be a d e q u a te ly or b e t t e r f i l l e d by o ld e r
w o rk e rs.
4. F i t t i n g th e job t o th e man, n o t th e man t o
th e jo b ; t h i s has been done b e f o r e , such
as d u rin g World War I I , when many jobs
p r e v io u s ly performed by men only were
re -e n g in e e r e d t o be handled by women
w o rk e rs. T his no doubt w i l l e n t a i l i n
many in s ta n c e s job s i m p l i f i c a t i o n , change
in th e work la y o u t, a d d i t i o n a l m echanizat
i o n of r a p id m otions, and re d e s ig n in g of
m achines.
5. The i n d u s t r i a l p en sio n p la n s a re a c o n s id e r a
b le h e lp t o r e t i r e d w o rk ers; however,
th e y g e n e r a l l y d e p riv e o ld e r w orkers of a
chance of employment by s e t t i n g a maximum
age l i m i t and r e q u ir in g a minimum number
of y e a rs of s e r v i c e . T h e re fo re , i t i s
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| Full text | 1 46 p r e s e t co u rse of u s e f u l a c t i v i t y . 6. F i n a l l y , he should a p p o r tio n h i s l e i s u r e tim e i n t o p la y and a c t i v e p a r t i c i p a t i o n . The form er means th e w atching of m ovies, shows, t e l e v i s i o n , th e p la y in g of games or s p o r t s ; th e l a t t e r means p e rso n a l improvement and enhancement, th e doing of th in g s t h a t one has always postponed, the p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n p o l i t i e s and community a f f a i r s and th e e x c u rs io n i n t o a r t s , s c ie n c e and l i t e r a t u r e . P ro p o sa ls f o r i n d u s t r y . 1. A bolishm ent of maximum h i r i n g ages i s sugg e s te d ; th e y have no p la c e in an atom ic age and do n o t stan d up under o b je c tiv e a n a l y s i s . C hronologic age i s no barom eter of a p e r s o n 1s p r o d u c ti v i t y . 2. In t h i s r e s p e c t , i t i s su g g ested t h a t i n d u s t r y , th ro u g h i t s tr a d e and in d u s t r y a s s o c i a t i o n s , i n s t i t u t e e d u c a tio n a l p ro grams t o develop new p e rso n n e l p o l i c i e s i n an e r a of an e v e r - in c r e a s in g o ld e r la b o r f o r c e . 3* C l a s s i f y a l l a v a i l a b l e jo b s w ith in a company and i d e n t i f y th o s e jobs which can be a d e q u a te ly or b e t t e r f i l l e d by o ld e r w o rk e rs. 4. F i t t i n g th e job t o th e man, n o t th e man t o th e jo b ; t h i s has been done b e f o r e , such as d u rin g World War I I , when many jobs p r e v io u s ly performed by men only were re -e n g in e e r e d t o be handled by women w o rk e rs. T his no doubt w i l l e n t a i l i n many in s ta n c e s job s i m p l i f i c a t i o n , change in th e work la y o u t, a d d i t i o n a l m echanizat i o n of r a p id m otions, and re d e s ig n in g of m achines. 5. The i n d u s t r i a l p en sio n p la n s a re a c o n s id e r a b le h e lp t o r e t i r e d w o rk ers; however, th e y g e n e r a l l y d e p riv e o ld e r w orkers of a chance of employment by s e t t i n g a maximum age l i m i t and r e q u ir in g a minimum number of y e a rs of s e r v i c e . T h e re fo re , i t i s |
