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Extending working lives? Employability, work ability and better quality working lives
- Author:
- MALTBY Tony
- Journal article citation:
- Social Policy and Society, 10(3), July 2011, pp.299-308.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Faced with a changing economic and demographic outlook, this short article focuses upon UK practice and presents an approach that has been used across continental Europe for many years. The central argument is that improving the quality of life of older adults is not simply and only about a better ‘work–life balance’ and other policy prescriptions, but the adoption of a holistic approach to worker well-being and health, broadly defined at the level of the enterprise. The article provides a short review of existing policy and describes yet distinguishes between employability and Work Ability. It then suggests that the Work Ability approach used for over thirty years in Finland be trialled in the UK and that the UK government provide fiscal incentives for UK enterprises to adopt and implement such preventative approaches within a broader age management structure. In conclusion, Europeans are likely to work to a more advanced age in future than in the immediate past and out of choice. It is time, the author suggests, to focus upon the positive contributions that older people can and do make to society.
Implications of population ageing on the labor market and productivity in Taiwan
- Author:
- CHOU Wen-Chi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 27(1), February 2011, pp.3-15.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Population ageing has become a major global issue and challenge in recent years. Taiwan is one of the rapidly ageing countries and is expected to enter the stage “aged society” by 2017. It is important for the Taiwanese government to take timely actions to adapt to population ageing. However, insufficient attention has been paid to challenges of population ageing in Taiwan. The objective of this article is to analyse the effects and implications of population ageing on the labour market and productivity in Taiwan. The long-term trend and characteristics in population ageing and its implications and impacts on the productivity are discussed, and the current existing policies are explored. Finally, some policy recommendations are proposed aiming at a more sustainable economy and a better society.
Productive challenges and opportunities in work and retirement: background from the United States
- Authors:
- ALLEN Priscilla D., KLEIN Waldo C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Comparative Social Welfare, 27(1), February 2011, pp.35-50.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The United States is experiencing dramatic increases in the ageing population where one out of five of the approximate 309 million people will be aged 65 and over within the next year. This is the result of increases in life expectancy, decreases in fertility replacement rates and improvements in health. The eldest members of the boomer generation (those born between 1946 and 1964) will have turned 65 in 2011. Opportunities for older people remaining in or returning to the workforce are anticipated, and traditional retirement will be altered given that 80% of baby boomers, as cited in the National Institute on Aging's Health and Retirement Study, are expected to work past traditional retirement age. Population ageing has vast political, social and economic implications for the United States and for the global community. Demographic trends, implications for the US workforce and recommendations from relevant institutes and organisations are provided to elucidate the opportunities for action that are inherent in many of the challenges faced by the ageing society of the United States.
Mainstreaming ageing: indicators to monitor sustainable policies
- Editors:
- MARIN Bernd, ZAIDI Ashgar, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 850p.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
The Madrid International Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA), adopted at the Second World Assembly on Ageing, is the first international agreement that specifically recognises the potential of older people to contribute to the development of their societies. In monitoring its implementation two key approaches are evident: a qualitative bottom-up participatory approach and an approach that uses quantitative indicators to monitor sustainable progress and policies. With the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research, playing a pivotal role in the monitoring of the implementation process, one of its key tasks has been to develop a list of 'indicators of achievement'. This book contains extended and revised versions of policy briefs and background papers that support the implementation monitoring process. The analyses included in these chapters make concrete suggestions towards quantitative indicators, with the aim of assisting national governments in mainstreaming ageing in their policies. The contributors provide an overview of the current situation with respect to population ageing and its consequences and also provide projections for the future. The book also includes the final list of quantitative indicators that arose out of consultations with international experts, related to the four main topics addressed: demography, income and wealth, labour market participation, and social protection and financial sustainability.
Ageing and employment policies: Spain
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 119p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
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 labour shortages. Both governments and firms will need to take active measures to adapt wage-setting practices 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 on Spain is part of a series of around 20 OECD country reports that are intended to fill this gap. Each 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.
Ageing and employment policies: France
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 165p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
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 labour shortages. Both governments and firms will need to take active measures to adapt wage-setting practices 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 on France is part of a series of around 20 OECD country reports that are intended to fill this gap. Each 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.
Ageing and employment policies: Australia
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 164p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
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 labour shortages. Both governments and firms will need to take active measures to adapt wage-setting practices 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 on Australia is part of a series of around 20 OECD country reports that are intended to fill this gap. Each 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.
Ageing and employment policies: Italy
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 129p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
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 labour 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 on Italy is part of a series of around 20 OECD country reports that are intended to fill this gap. Each 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.
Ageing and employment policies: Germany
- Author:
- ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
- Publisher:
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 167p, bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Paris
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 labour 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 on Germany is part of a series of 21 OECD country reports that are intended to fill this gap. Each 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.
Pensions symposium: markets, policies and people; June 2001
- Authors:
- HELP THE AGED, OXFORD CENTRE ON POPULATION AGEING
- Publisher:
- Help the Aged
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Given current social security arrangements and policies, the transition towards more elderly people relative to the number of workers will have pervasive effects on factor and product markets and will substantially impact on public finances, with important distributional implications, both between existing retirees and the working-age population as well as between current and future generations.