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Employment Services for the Elderly

Support for Employers Concerning Elderly Employment

JEED seeks to realize a society with lifelong employment by providing counseling and other forms of support to employers on technical issues concerning (1) the supply of grants and (2) employment of the elderly as well as conducting research/surveys on the development of practical methods and publicity activities based on the Law Concerning Stabilization of Employment of the Elderly. These supports aim to facilitate employers’ initiatives in the development of companies where people can work regardless of their age.

1.Providing Grants to Stabilize Employment of the Elderly

Grants to Promote Employment of the Elderly over 65

This grant is provided to employers in order to realize a society with lifelong employment where the elderly can work regardless of age as long as they have the will and the ability to work. The grant is composed of the following 3 programs.

  • Grant to Promote the Continuous Employment of the Elderly over 65
  • Grant to Improve Employment Management including the Evaluation System for the Elderly
  • Grant to Transfer Elderly Workers’ Employment to Non-fixed Term

Guide to the grant system for promoting continuous employment of the elderly over 65 (FY2024 version)

Video explanation of the grant system for promoting continuous employment of the elderly over 65 (FY2024 version)

Requests for counseling and applications for grants should be submitted to the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Services Department of the respective JEED prefectural offices. (Business Handling Department in Tokyo and Osaka prefectural offices.) (See our website (Japanese) (https://www.jeed.go.jp/location/index.html) for locations, etc.)

2.Counseling and Assistance for Securing Employment Opportunities for the Elderly up to age 70.

The April 2021 revision of the Law Concerning Continuous Employment of the Elderly has created new obligations for the government to secure continuous employment opportunities for the elderly and increase the age of retirement.
At JEED, we have commissioned a team of specialists with professional and practical skills, such as social insurance labor consultants, small- and medium-sized enterprise management consultants, and management and labor consultants, to serve Employment Planners* and Advisors for Employment of Older Workers. Our planners provide consultations and assistance to companies to help raise the retirement age and create continuous employment opportunities for workers up to age 70.
Furthermore, when requested by the companies,Advisors will provide training for the corporate workplace managers, as well as for middle-aged and older employees to strengthen their motivation.

Counseling and support for those up to age 70 from Employment Planners and/or Advisors for Employment of Older Workers

Procedure relating to counseling/advice for those up to age 70 from Employment Planners and/or Advisors for Employment of the Elderly

3.Development of Practical Methods

Considering the falling birthrate and aging population as well as a future shrinking labor force in our country, it has become increasingly essential for the elderly to play an active role in supporting our society.
Given the circumstances, in order to ensure employment up to the age of 70 to realize a society with lifelong employment, JEED develops practical methods pertaining to the expansion of job categories and the reexamination of wages, personnel management systems,and training programs while fully grasping the challenges and needs of companies and clarifying the solutions and areas of improvement for them to ensure that the elderly become a substantial part of the workforce.
Practical methods developed by JEED are compiled into reports, and summaries are provided on the website to be used in work settings as a reference for corporate approaches to the employment of the elderly. More so, they are used by Employment Planners and Advisors as explanatory materials when conducting counseling and support activities at companies. Furthermore, Employment Planners and Advisors utilize these materials to improve their knowledge and consulting/supporting skills.
These contents can also be found in the material published on TV, in newspapers, news outlets, and magazines.

Guideline for Promoting Employment of the Elderly by Industries

Guideline for Promoting Employment of the Elderly by Industries

Employment of the Elderly to Enhance Competitiveness Toward a Society with Lifelong Employment

The Effects of Introducing a Retirement Age of 70 and a Continued Employment System Observed in Data

Manual for Promoting Employment of the Elderly up to the age of 70

Collection of Cases Promoting Employment of the Elderly up to age of 70

Educational Activities Concerning Elderly Employment

To achieve a "society with lifelong employment," JEED is working to promote and raise awareness of "companies that allow people to work regardless of their age." JEED collects examples of good practice from these companies, publishes the magazine "Elder" to raise awareness among business owners, and provides relevant information to promote system improvements such as continued employment and raising the retirement age. This is to ensure employment opportunities for people aged 70 and over.

"Elder": The Elderly Employment Educational Journal

1.Contest for Companies with Active Elderly Workers

JEED holds a contest to collect examples of workplace improvements related to the promotion of employment of the elderly in companies. Good practice examples are awarded and presented at the Forum for Companies with Active Elderly Workers, which is held during the Elderly Employment Support Month (October) each year.

The Forum for Companies with Active Elderly Workers (Award Ceremony)

2.Symposium and Regional Workshops

Every year, JEED holds symposiums on themes such as “making senior human resources more competitive” and “career reskilling” to promote elderly employment. In addition, regional workshops are held in all 47 prefectures of Japan to present examples of improvements in elderly employment through the ingenuity of local companies and to exchange opinions.

Symposium on the realization of a society with lifelong employment

3.Companies with Active Elderly Workers – Case Studies Site

JEED makes efforts to collect companies’ various initiatives, including raising the retirement age with an aim to secure employment opportunities for the elderly up to the age of 70. The information on their good practices in elderly employment as well as measures to address an aging society are to be broadly disseminated to the general public and companies. This is done through the "Companies with Active Elderly Workers – Case Studies Site" and providing supporting tools for elderly employment, with the aim of building national momentum towards realizing a society with lifelong employment.

Companies with Active Elderly Workers – Case Studies Site (https://www.elder.jeed.go.jp)