Ageing and employment policies : Australia /

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...

• Main Author: Andersson, Patrik
• Corporate Author: Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económicos
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Paris : OECD, 2005
• Series: Ageing and employment policies
• Subjects: TRABAJADORES DE EDAD AVANZADA; POLITICA DE EMPLEO; AUSTRALIA

Table of Contents:

• Executive summary and recommendations
• Résumé et principales recommandations
• Introduction
• 1. The challenge ahead
• 2. The labour market situation of older workers
• 3. Striking the right balance: income support and work incentives for older people
• 4. Encouraging employers to retain and hire older people
• 5. Helping older workers to carry on working
• 6. Ensuring policies are comprehensive and coherent
• Bibliography
• List of boxes
• List of figures
• List of tables.