Older employees in Europe between ‘work line’ and early retirement

Gerhard Bosch and Sebastian Schief
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Gerhard Bosch: President - Institut Arbeit und Qualifikation - Munscheidstr. 14 - D - 45886 Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Sebastian Schief: Senior lecturer - Department of Social Work and Social Policy - University of Fribourg, Switzerland

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 2007, vol. 13, issue 4, 575-593

Abstract: The European Union has set ambitious aims concernin the employment of older persons. In March 2001 the Stockholm European Council agreed on the aim of increasing the employment rate of the EU population aged 55–64 to 50%. This article uses data from the European Labour Force Survey 2006 to analyse the employment rates of this age group in the EU-15. In most EU countries only highly qualified men aged 55–64 have an employment rate over 50%. The low skilled and women in particular are rarely employed over 55 years of age. The authors conclude that ending early retirement policies is not sufficient to increase their employment rates. Drawing lessons from the EU countries with the highest employment rates for older employees (Sweden and Denmark) they identify five major additional areas of action.

Keywords: older employees; Europe; retirement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1177/102425890701300405

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