Currently, Japan has the highest old-age dependency ratio of all OECD countries, with a ratio in 2017 of over 50 persons aged 65 and above for every 100 persons aged 20 to 64. This ratio is projected to rise to 79 per hundred in 2050. The rapid population ageing in Japan is a major challenge for...

Umfassendes Handbuch eines kompetenten Autorenteams - gleichzeitig Ratgeber für Betroffene, Arbeitgeber, Ämter und Beratungsstellen. Viele Bestimmungen und Gesetze erscheinen im Wortlaut und werden erklärt. Oft wird auch auf nachteilige Veränderungen hingewiesen. Nach einem ausgezeichneten...

"This book examines the growth of careers outside a traditional standard employment pattern and how those in "atypical jobs" will fare in retirement, analyzing how the interplay between labor market reforms/trends and pension reforms will affect income security in old age during future decades"--

This report, part of a series covering around 20 OECD countries, contains a survey of Germany's main barriers to employment for older workers, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to overcome these barriers, and a set of policy recommendations to further action by...