Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi: Netherlands 2005 [electronic resource] /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Sonnet, Anne.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2005.
In the Netherlands, the proportion of persons aged 65 and over to the working-age population will rise to 40% by 2050.  Without policy changes, this could lead to higher public expenditures, labour force shortages, and slower economic growth.  This report surveys of the main barriers to employment for older workers, assesses of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers and presents a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.  It examines the balances between income support and work incentives, methods for encouraging employers to hire and retain workers, and policies for ensuring the employability of older workers.  This report is published in English with a French translation of the Executive Summary and Recommendations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS -; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS; RÉSUMÉ ET PRINCIPALES RECOMMANDATIONS; INTRODUCTION; 1. The demographic realities; Figure 1.1. Life expectancy at birth and total fertility rate, Netherlands, 1970-2050; Figure 1.2. Demographic dependency ratios, 2000-2050; Table 1.1. Labour force participation rates by age and gender, 2000; Figure 1.3. Labour force growth, Netherlands, 1950-2050; Table 1.2. Labour force growth, Netherlands, 1980-2050; Figure 1.5. Ageing labour force over the next 50 years, Netherlands; Chapter 2. OLDER WORKERS IN THE DUTCH LABOUR MARKET
Figure 2.1. Labour force status by age, gender and source of income, Netherlands, 2000Figure 2.2. Employment rates by age and gender, Netherlands, 1971-2003; Figure 2.4. Evolution in employment rates of older workers in OECD countries, 1995-2003; Table 2.1. Labour market status by age and gender, Netherlands and OECD member countries, 2001; Figure 2.5. Employment rates of older workers by gender in OECD countries, 2003; Figure 2.6. Unemployment rates by age and gender in OECD countries 2003; Table 2.2. Incidence of long-term unemployment in some OECD countries, 2003
2. The employment structure with regard to older workersTable 2.3. Part-time work by age and gender in OECD countries, 2003; Table 2.4. Employment rates for older workers adjusted by hours worked, 2003; Figure 2.8. Employment rates of older workers by educational level, 2002; Figure 2.9. Average job tenure of employees in selected OECD countries by age and gender, 2004; Figure 2.10. Retention rates of employees in selected OECD countries by age and gender, 1999-2004; 1. A low effective retirement age; Figure 3.1. Effective and official age of retirement in OECD countries, 1997-2002
2. A balanced pension systemTable 3.1. Occupational pensions: active contributors by minimum age of retirement, Netherlands, 1998-2004; Box 3.1. Transforming public sector employees' VUT into pre-pension; Box 3.2. Retirement plan choices under different systems in the Netherlands; Table 3.2. Replacement rates of VUT and flexible pensions, Netherlands, end 2002; Figure 3.3. Persons in early retirement schemes by age and gender, Netherlands, 1990-2002; Box 3.3. The life-course savings scheme; Box 3.4. The 2004 social agreement; 3. Social security benefits are being extensively reformed
Table 3.3. Contributions to VUT and flexible pension schemes, Netherlands, 1997-2003Table 3.4. Age-specific disability benefit inflow rates, and ratio over age group 35-44, 1999; Table 3.5. Disability benefits by duration, Netherlands, 1998 and 2003; Table 3.6. Health problems and disability by age, Netherlands, 2002; Box 3.5. Experience-rating in disability insurance since 1998; Box 3.6. The new disability insurance scheme; Figure 3.7. Different unemployment rates, Netherlands, 2003; Figure 3.8. Unemployment benefit recipients by age, 1992-2003
4. An extra income tax deduction for people still employed after 57
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-144).
In the Netherlands, the proportion of persons aged 65 and over to the working-age population will rise to 40% by 2050.  Without policy changes, this could lead to higher public expenditures, labour force shortages, and slower economic growth.  This report surveys of the main barriers to employment for older workers, assesses of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers and presents a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.  It examines the balances between income support and work incentives, methods for encouraging employers to hire and retain workers, and policies for ensuring the employability of older workers.  This report is published in English with a French translation of the Executive Summary and Recommendations.
Older people
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Ageing and Employment Policies