Changing patterns of older workers’ employment: evidence from Austria, Germany and the UK
Changing patterns of older workers’ employment: evidence from Austria, Germany and the UK

Author(s): Charlotte FECHTER, Werner SESSELMEIER
Subject(s): Labor relations, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: CEPS Centre for European Policy Studies
Keywords: older workers' employment; workforce adjustments; retirement scheme;
Summary/Abstract: Due to high unemployment rates and large restructuring of traditional industries (e.g. coal, mining) it was common practice in the late 1970sand 1980s to carry out workforce adjustments through early retirement schemes. This policy changed in the early 2000s, towards a focus on Active Ageing and maintaining older workers in the workforce (European Commission, 2004).

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