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Over the last two decades there have been striking changes in the age structure of both the general and working-age population in the EU. In both cases the populations are ageing, but public policies have increasingly recognised the need to support and encourage participation of older workers (generally considered as aged 55-64) in the labour market. In part, the drive to extend productive working life derives from concerns about the sustainability of pension systems, but also from awareness that the impending demographics of a shrinking working age population may lead to labour and skill shortages.
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Anderson, R. (2013). Age management at the workplace: trends and developments in the EU. In: Bäcker, G., Heinze, R. (eds) Soziale Gerontologie in gesellschaftlicher Verantwortung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01572-5_15
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