Abstract
The substantial increase in labour market participation among older workers in the Netherlands within a short period of time and the following increase in actual retirement rates can be considered a success story, especially from a comparative European perspective. Yet, different studies also show working longer is not self-evident, in particular among workers who are bound to retire within a few years and/or low educated workers. Working longer can only be implemented successfully on a structural basis if more attention is paid to the maintenance of and renewed investment in human capital at all ages. Abolishing a uniform retirement age and mandatory retirement could help workers to realize an actual retirement age that better fits their own preferences and conditions.
Translated title of the contribution | Working longer in the Netherlands: a success story with rough edges |
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Original language | Dutch |
Pages (from-to) | 354-366 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 4 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Keywords
- retirement age
- older workers
- human capital
- age norms