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Second Career Labour Markets. Towards more employment opportunities for older workers

Germany Germany 01/04/2012-31/12/2012

Germany / Europe

Second Career Labour Markets. Towards more employment opportunities for older workers © Julio Mellado

The research project “Second Career Labour Markets. Towards more employment opportunities for older workers” aims to stimulate debate on active ageing at work  by identifying, analysing and comparing good practices among actors responsible at EU member-state level for creating job opportunities for older workers, including governments, social partners and companies.

To provide guidance for other older workers, this research will be complemented by a series of showcase interviews with elderly people who enjoy personally satisfying employment at older age.

The project will assess and debate the following key questions:

  • How should labour market institutions be reshaped in order to provide easier access to employment and to improve opportunities to remain an active member of the labour force?
  • How can enterprises contribute to enhancing employment opportunities via organisational changes and demographically-aware HR policies?
  • How can workers themselves (with the support of public institutions) take more initiative to maintain and improve their employability, both in terms of health as well as skills and knowledge?

The project structure is made up of three interrelated work packages which will be put into action throughout the European Year for Active Ageing 2012:
 
1. The preparation of a comparative study, combining existing research with recent trends and innovative examples of best practice across Europe at the levels of government, social partners, industry and the individual.
 
2. The preparation of concrete Policy Recommendations by a Task Force that will outline the key determinants of successful role models and extract promising approaches for initiatives, while taking into account the input of interviewees.
 
3. A Launch Conference which took place in June 2012 in Brussels kicked off the project with a number of distinguished policymakers debating on key issues, and a Closing Conference in December, where the final comparative study and concrete Policy Recommendations to politicians, the public and the media will be presented.

 
Promoter: Bertelsmann Foundation

A private operating foundation. It aims to identify social problems and challenges at an early stage and develop exemplary solutions to address them.

 
Partner(s): European Policy Centre
 
Website: http://youtu.be/2TLSc3t8Mv0
 
Contact: Laura Naegele: laura.naegele@bertelsmann-stiftung.de

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