Ageing and employment policies
Subtitle: Germany = Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi : Germany.
Contributors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9789264012738
Subjects: Older people -- Employment -- Government policy -- Germany.; Age and employment -- Germany.; Personas mayores -- Empleo -- Política gubernamental -- Alemania; Edad y empleo -- Alemania
Other titles: Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi : Germany
Description: In the face of rapid population ageing and the trend towards early retirement, there is a need to promote better employment opportunities for older people. Much has been said about the need for reform of old-age pensions and early retirement schemes but this may not be sufficient to raise employment rates for older people significantly or to reduce the future risk of labor shortages. Both governments and firms will need to take active measures to adapt wage setting to ageing workforces, to address the extent to which other welfare schemes act as pathways to early retirement, to tackle age discrimination and to improve the job skills and working conditions of older workers. In addition, older workers will need to change their own attitudes towards working longer and acquiring new skills. Little is known about what countries have been doing or should be doing in these areas. This report contains a survey of the 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 for further action by the public authorities and social partners.--Publisher summary
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English only.

Includes summary in French.
Table of contents: title: The challenge ahead; title: Older workers in the German labour market; title: Providing social protection while enhancing work incentives; title: Progress in removing demand-side barriers; title: Sustaining employability and promoting the job search of older workers; title: Confronting policy dilemmas and obstacles.