Proceeding of 2025 8th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2025)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>

Navigating Population Aging: Enhancing Work-Life Integration for Older Employees Through Flexibility

Authors
He Zhang1, *
1Business School, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
*Corresponding author. Email: Bellazhang99@outlook.com
Corresponding Author
He Zhang
Available Online 26 March 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_102How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Aging Employees; Flexible Work Arrangements; Work-Life Balance; Work-Family Conflict; Population Aging; Chronic Health Conditions; Organizational Support
Abstract

This research investigates the effect of flexible work arrangements on the work-life balance of ageing employees in light of global population ageing. It posits that as employees age, they frequently encounter multiple challenges, including chronic health conditions, eldercare responsibilities, and a desire for an improved quality of life. The study demonstrates that flexible work arrangements, including remote work, flexible hours, and part-time schedules, are an effective human resource strategy that can substantially reduce work-family conflict, especially for employees with eldercare responsibilities. Furthermore, such arrangements enable older workers with chronic health issues to better manage their health, thereby reducing work limitations and potentially extending their professional careers.

Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Download article (PDF)

<Previous Article In Volume
Next Article In Volume>
Volume Title
Proceeding of 2025 8th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2025)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 March 2026
ISBN
978-2-38476-551-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_102How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2026 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

Cite this article

risenwbib
TY  - CONF
AU  - He Zhang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/03/26
TI  - Navigating Population Aging: Enhancing Work-Life Integration for Older Employees Through Flexibility
BT  - Proceeding of 2025 8th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2025)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 952
EP  - 959
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_102
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-551-5_102
ID  - Zhang2026
ER  -