Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
Subtitle: United Kingdom 2004
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9789264016231
Subjects: Employment (Economic theory); Finance and Investment; Social Issues/Migration/Health
Description: This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of the UK's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to further action by public authorities and social partners.  These recommendations are designed to alleviate some of the pension and health care pressures governments are facing because of ageing populations.
Table of contents: title: Executive Summary and Recommendations; title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1. The Challenge Ahead; title: -The Demographic Realities; title: Potential Economic and Social Repercussions; title: Key Factor: The Labour Market Behaviour of Older Workers; title: Chapter 2. The Labour Market Situation of Older Workers; title: -Older Workers in the Labour Force; title: Mobilising Labour Supply: Balancing Flexibility and Hours Worked; title: Non-Employment among Older Workers; title: Chapter 3. Striking the Right Balances: Income Support and Work Incentives for Older People; title: -An Overview of the Income Security System; title: Is the UK's Retirement System Sustainable?; title: Impact of Pension and Other Welfare Benefits on Work Incentives; title: Conclusions -Towards a Balanced Approach; title: Annex 3.A. The UK Pension System; title: First Tier: Basic State Pension and the Means-Tested Benefit System; title: Second Pillar: Earnings-Related Pensions; title: Third Pillar: Additional Forms of Voluntary Savings; title: Chapter 4. Encouraging Older Workers to Hire and Retain Older Workers; title: -Allowing Olders Workers to Carry on Working; title: Labour Costs; title: Chapter 5. Strengthening Older Workers' Employability; title: -Education and Training Levels of Older Workers; title: Promoting Employment and Labour Force Participation More Generally; title: Alternative Ways of Boosting Labour Supply; title: Pushing Ahead with a Comprehensive Package of Measures; title: Bibliography