Older workers in the labour market

Abstract

Forecasts show that demographic changes will greatly affect changes in the structure of work force. Due to the coming mass retiring of the “baby-boom” generation, a fall in the active population share is to be expected and, consequently, changes in the social and health insurance amenities of the population. The European politicians press on the member countries with the demand to raise the retirement age, which raises the questions of what changes will employment of older people entail, what employment needs exist for older workers, and what measures are required to actually implement the new employment patterns. This article also deals with the question of education and training, an important factor for employment of older workers.