Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
Subtitle: Norway 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: 128
ISBN-13: 9789264020467
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 Norway'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 Challenge; title: Potential Economic and Social Impacts; title: Chapter 2. The Current Labour Market Situation of Older Workers; title: -1. Labour Market Participation; title: 2. Employment Situation; title: 3. Unemployment among Older Workers in Norway is Low; title: 4. Patterns of Inactivity; title: Chapter 3. Protecting People while Enhancing Work Incentives; title: -1. Welfare Schemes - A Way Out of the Labour Market?; title: 2. Old-Age Pensions; title: 3. Alternative Pathways to Early Retirement; title: Chapter 4. Encouraging Employers to Retain and Hire Older People; title: -1. Employment Policies and Older People; title: 2. Labour Costs; title: 3. Employment Protection; title: 4. Subsidising Labour Costs for Older Workers; title: 5. Measures Taken by Social Partners; title: Chapter 5. Strengthening Employability; title: -1. Eduaction Attainment and Labour Market Status; title: 2. Training of Older Workers; title: 3. Active Labour Market Programmes and Vocational Rehabilitation; title: 4. Work Environment and Job Satisfaction; title: Chapter 6. Mobilising Labour Supply More Generally; title: -1. Increasing Hours of Work; title: 2. Alternative Ways to Boost Labour Supply; title: 3. Policy Coherence; title: 4. Maintaining the Momentum; title: Bibliography