Older Workers: An Imminent Crisis in the Labour Market [ Older Workers ]

FLMM Older Worker Working Group [ Forum of Labour Market Ministers Older Worker Working Group ]

Hiring older workers: a guide for employers [ Hiring older workers ]

Law on income for older and partially incapacited unemployed persons

migrant worker [ emigrant worker | foreign labour | foreign worker | immigrant worker ]

worker (EU) [ Community worker | intra-Community worker ]

working poor | low-wage earners | low-wage workers | low-waged workers | poor workers

Younger workers, aged 18 to 24 years, are more likely to have a serious accident at work than older adults, with a 40 % higher rate of non-fatal injuries than older workers in all sectors (European Parliament, 2011).

17. Stresses that consideration should be given in this connection above all to programmes such as ‘generational mentoring’, in which exchanges are encouraged between older experts and the younger generation at work and in training; points out that mixed-aged teams should be supported in the work process and outstanding projects should be rewarded; considers that incentives for businesses to hire more older workers could be put in place by Member States, and that, as a matter of principle, older workers should not be treated less favourably than younger workers with regard to vocational and continuing training; stresses in particular ...[+++]the importance of adapting workplaces to the needs of older workers and providing more opportunities for older workers to work part time in line with their preferences, as well as facilitating longer working lives for those who want and are able to work for longer; takes the view that special retirement plans for older long-term unemployed people should be set up, striking a balance between these people’s need for social stability and that of social security systems;

17. Stresses that consideration should be given in this connection above all to programmes such as ‘generational mentoring’, in which exchanges are encouraged between older experts and the younger generation at work and in training; points out that mixed-aged teams should be supported in the work process and outstanding projects should be rewarded; considers that incentives for businesses to hire more older workers could be put in place by Member States, and that, as a matter of principle, older workers should not be treated less favourably than younger workers with regard to vocational and continuing training; stresses in particular ...[+++]the importance of adapting workplaces to the needs of older workers and providing more opportunities for older workers to work part time in line with their preferences, as well as facilitating longer working lives for those who want and are able to work for longer; takes the view that special retirement plans for older long-term unemployed people should be set up, striking a balance between these people’s need for social stability and that of social security systems;

The fact that in some supplementary pension schemes pension rights can be forfeited if a worker's employment relationship ends before he or she has completed a minimum period of scheme membership ('vesting period'), or before he or she has reached the minimum age ('vesting age'), can prevent workers who move between Member States from acquiring adequate pension rights.