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Responding well to the challenge of an ageing and shrinking workforce. European Union policies in support of Member State efforts to Retain, Reinforce & Re-integrate Older Workers in employment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 March 2004

Fritz von Nordheim
Fritz von Nordheim
Affiliation:
European Commission, Employment and Social Affairs DG, Brussels, Belgium E-mail: Fritz.Von-nordheim@cec.eu.int
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Abstract

In response to the ageing and shrinking of the working-age population, the European Union has agreed ambitious goals for raising the employment rate and the exit age of older workers. This article traces the development of EU policy approaches and presents EU-15 figures on the state of affairs. Progress so far has been modest, but EU policies are expected to facilitate the emergence of better regimes of age management within Member States. In turn, this will help Europe move towards its employment targets for the working population aged 55 to 64 years.

Type
Themed section on Age, Employment and Policy
Information
Social Policy and Society , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 2004 , pp. 145 - 153
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 2004

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The assessments and views expressed in this article are those of the author and not the European Commission or its Services.