Ageing and Employment Policies: Netherlands 2014
Working Better with Age
Given the ageing challenges, there is an increasing pressure in OECD countries to
further boost the employability of the working-age population over the coming decades. This
report provides an overview of policy iniatives implemented over the past decade in
the Netherlands and identifies areas where more should be done, covering both supply-side
and demand-side aspects. To give better incentives to carry on working, the report
recommends to promote longer contribution periods in the second-pillar pension schemes,
and ensure better information and transparency of pension schemes, with a special
focus on groups with low financial literacy. On the side of employers, it is important
to progress towards more age-neutral hiring decisions and wage-setting procedures
with more focus on performance and less on tenure and seniority. To improve the employability
of older workers, the focus should be to promote training measures for older unemployed
which are directly linked to a specific job. The large diversity in municipal "Work-First"programmes
should be utilised in designing mor effective activation policies targetted on those
at risk of losing contact with the labour market.
Published on April 16, 2014
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