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10-Jul-2008
The Dutch labour market is functioning well, with employment and labour participation rates above OECD averages. Reintegrating benefit recipients would help to reduce spending on labour market programmes, which is among the highest in the OECD.
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03-Jun-2008
The 2008 Finland Country Survey finds that while Finland has recorded strong employment growth over the past decade, significant challenges loom. As the population ages additional policies need to be put in place to boost labour market participation including by encouraging later retirement, and reactivating older displaced workers and those on sickness and disability benefits.
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16-Apr-2008
Ireland currently has a relatively young population but faces similar, if more distant, long-term pressures from population ageing as other countries. The pension system is founded on a basic state pension but relies heavily on private saving to provide adequate replacement incomes in retirement. Large increases in the state pension have reduced poverty, although many pensioners still have low incomes. There is a large retirement savings gap for many households between the close to flat-rate state pension and a reasonable replacement income in retirement.
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from 29-Mar-2007 to 05-Apr-2007
Is there a perfect pension scheme? Do people understand their pension systems?
A live online question and answer session on the issue of pension reform took place on Thursday 5 April.
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