Ageing and Employment Policies/Vieillissement et politiques de l'emploi
Subtitle: Finland 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: 9789264020313
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 Finland'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: The Challenges Facing Finland; title: Some Progress Has Been Made; title: Areas Where Further Reform is Required; title: Resume et principales recommandations; 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: -Key Issue I: Increasing Labour Market Participation Rates of Older Workers - Especially Men; title: Key Issue II. The Unemployment Rate for Older People Has To Be Reversed; title: Key Issue III. Reducing Inactivity by Strengthening Work Incentives; title: Chapter 3. Striking the Right Balance: Income Support for Older People and Work Incentives; title: -Welfare Systems - A Way Out of the Labour Market?; title: Old-Age Pensions; title: Alternative Pathways to an Early Withdrawal; title: Combating Early Retirement in Finland; title: Chapter 4. Changing Employer Practices in Regard to Older Workers; title: -Employment Practices of Firms; title: Labour Costs; title: Employment Protection -Obstacle or Security?; title: Subsidising Labour Costs for Older Workers; title: Chapter 5. Better Access to Better Jobs; title: -Education and Labour Market Status of Older Workers; title: Skills and Training of Older Workers; title: Helping Older People Find New Jobs; title: The Work Environment of Finland; title: Chapter 6. A General Framework for the Future; title: -Policy Coherence and Ageing Programmes; title: Alternative Ways to Boost Labour Supply; title: Maintaining the Momentum; title: Bibliography