People today are living longer than ever before, while birth rates are dropping in
the majority of OECD countries. In such demographics, public social expenditures require
to be adequate and sustainable in the long term. Older workers play a crucial role
in the labour market. Now that legal retirement ages are rising, older workers will
work longer and employers will have to retain them. But those older workers who have
lost their job have experienced long term-unemployment and low probabilities to return
to work. What can countries do to help? How can they give older people better work
incentives and opportunities? How can they promote age diversity in firms? This report
offers analysis and assessment on what the best policies are for fostering employability,
job mobility and labour demand at an older age in France.
Published on June 11, 2014Also available in: French