Programme for the Ministerial Meeting

9:15-9:30

Opening Session

Mrs. Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD
Mrs. Annie Fouquet, Chair of the ELSA Committee

9:30-10.00

Working session

Towards an overall strategy to promote the employment of older people

Chair: Mr. Bruno Tobback, Minister for Pensions, Belgium

Main thrusts of the strategy : policy recommendations

Speaker: Mr. John Martin, Director, OECD (Download the presentation)

10:00-10:50

1. Is later retirement best promoted by penalising early retirement or by making work more attractive?

Introduction by a Minister

General discussion

10:50-11:10

Coffee break

11:10-12:00

2. How can entrenched attitudes of employers and employees towards early retirement be changed?

Introduction by a Minister

General discussion

12:00-12:50

3. Can best practices to promote the employability of older workers be identified?

Introduction by a Minister

General discussion

12:50-13:00

Chair's Conclusions

13:00-14:30

Lunch, Palais d’Egmont

15:00

Press Conference

Mr. Bruno Tobback, Minister for Pensions, Belgium
Mrs. Berglind Ásgeirsdóttir, Deputy Secretary-General, OECD