Retention and reintegration of older workers into the labour market

Abstract

"The labour market situation of older workers has significantly improved over time, yet opportunities to work at older age still vary considerably across EU countries. This chapter traces diverging developments in retaining employment and bringing older unemployed back to work in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, and Austria. It provides evidence that pension reforms and the abolition of pathways to early retirement have contributed more to extending working lives than anything else. However, re-integration after a job loss and the risk of persisting unemployment remain specific problems of the elderly. Public programs to support the re-integration of unemployed senior workers show rather mixed results." (Author's abstract, © Springer-Verlag) ((en))

Cite article

Konle-Seidl, R. (2018): Retention and reintegration of older workers into the labour market. What works best? In: E. M. Hohnerlein, S. Hennion & O. Kaufmann (Hrsg.) (2018): Erwerbsverlauf und sozialer Schutz in Europa, p. 371-389. DOI:10.1007/978-3-662-56033-4_35