One of the most pressing concerns in the EU nowadays seems to be the impact of ageing population on the economy. In Croatia the problem is even more pronounced considering that a significant proportion of workforce leaves the labor market before the legal retirement age. One of potential reasons for early retirement might be the quality of working life (QWL) among older employees. Aim of our study was to explore QWL among older Croatian workers by comparing them to younger Croatian workers and their EU peers. Using the data from the 6th European Working Conditions Survey conducted during 2015 on over 30 000 participants, we compared the QWL of Croatian workers older than 50 with younger workers and their peers from well-established market economies of Western Europe and transitional Central and Eastern European countries. Research showed that older workers in Croatia perceive their QWL lower than younger Croatian workers and their peers from other EU countries (especially economic security and autonomy in work). We believe that these findings are, at least partially, the reason for their early retirement.

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欧盟50多名员工的工作生活质量：克罗地亚老年工人的双重危险

如今，欧盟最紧迫的担忧之一似乎是人口老龄化对经济的影响。在克罗地亚，考虑到相当大比例的劳动力在法定退休年龄之前离开劳动力市场，这一问题更加突出。提前退休的潜在原因之一可能是老年员工的工作生活质量（QWL）。我们研究的目的是通过将克罗地亚老年工人与年轻克罗地亚工人及其欧盟同行进行比较来探索QWL。使用2015年进行的第六次欧洲工作条件调查中的30,000多名参与者的数据，我们将年龄在50岁以上的克罗地亚工人与来自西欧以及中欧和东欧转型成熟市场经济国家的年轻工人及其同龄人的QWL进行了比较国家。研究表明，克罗地亚的老年工人比其他年轻的克罗地亚工人和其他欧盟国家的同龄人的QWL要低（尤其是经济安全和工作自主权）。我们认为，这些发现至少部分是其提前退休的原因。