Ageing and Employment Policies

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NEW OECD REVIEW FROM 2011 to 2014

From mid-2011 and over the next three years, the OECD is implementing a follow-up review of its major multi-country report, Live Longer, Work Longer, published in 2006. The work on this activity will be carried out in several steps.
First, a policy review will survey comparative information on recent reforms and measures which have been implemented to stimulate employment of older workers.
Second, an analytical study of the labour market for older workers will examine in more detail the role of demand-side factors in shaping job opportunities for older workers and fostering their employability and job mobility.
Third, country case studies will be conducted to evaluate in more depth the impact of recent policy measures as identified in the policy review.
Finally, a cross-national policy synthesis report will be prepared which will consolidate the findings of the policy review, the analytical study and the country case studies. It will be presented at a High-Level Forum to discuss its key policy issues and conclusions that have emerged from the project.

 

 

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Live Longer, Work Longer: A synthesis report (published in 2006)

In an era of rapid population ageing, many employment and social policies, practices and attitudes that discourage work at an older age have passed their sell-by date and need to be overhauled. They not only deny older workers choice about when and how to retire but are costly for business, the economy and society. If nothing is done to promote better employment prospects for older workers, the number of retirees per worker in OECD countries will double over the next five decades. This will threaten living standards and put enormous pressure on the financing of social protection systems. To help meet these daunting challenges, work needs to be made a more attractive and rewarding proposition for older workers.

Australia
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Austria
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France
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Germany
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Japan
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Korea
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Spain
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United Kingdom
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United States
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