Austria

Barbara Haas (), Michaela Gstrein () and Roland Bildsteiner
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Barbara Haas: Vienna University of Economics and Business
Michaela Gstrein: WPZ Research
Roland Bildsteiner: BEST Institute of Continuous Vocational Qualification Training and Personnel Training

Chapter 8 in Extended Working Life Policies, 2020, pp 141-152 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter deals with the labour market situation of older (50+) workers andPolicy/ies pension pension policiesPension policy in AustriaAustria , a country where gender differencesGender differences are strongly pronounced over the entire lifecourse. The target of recent policies is not primarily to tackle the negative effects of the system for women, but to decrease pension costs by discouragingRetirement early early retirementEarly retirement and inducing employersEmployers to keep and/or employWorker older older workersOlder workers . However, this will have some gendered effects since recent policy changes will increase women’s lower legal retirement ageLegal retirement age stepwise (60) to match that of menMen (65) in 2033. Although caringCaring, care, caregiving time already partly contributes to pension payments, this does not substantially decrease the large gender pensionGender pension gap gapGap pension .

Keywords: Gender; Extended working life; Austrian pension system; Health; Pension policies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-40985-2_8

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