Purpose: Although policy makers have put a lot of effort in the promotion of older workers' labour force participation, quantitative empirical knowledge about employers' views towards extension of working lives is limited. The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of employers'...

Purpose: This paper examines employers' perceptions of changes of the labour cost-productivity gap due to the ageing of the workforce, the effects of tenure wages and employment protect ion on the perceived gap and whether a perceived labour cost-productivity gap affects employers' recruitment...

When it comes to financial preparation for retirement, self-employed workers in many European countries face unique challenges not encountered by traditional wage earners. This is particularly true for self-employed workers who do not supervise subordinate personnel. This is the case because...

Diese WSI-Studie zeigt Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in der Entwicklung und der Struktur der Solo-Selbstständigkeit im Vergleich zwischen den Niederlanden und Deutschland auf. Die Befunde zeigen, dass das Wachstum dieser Erwerbskategorie in den Niederlanden besonders stark ausfiel - hier war...

This WSI Study gives an overview of the position of solo self-employed in Germany and the Netherlands by examining - in their institutional context - labour market characteristics and social security provisions. The Study has been prepared within the project 'Self-employed without personnel:...

Diese WSI-Studie zeigt Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in der Entwicklung und der Struktur der Solo-Selbstständigkeit im Vergleich zwischen den Niederlanden und Deutschland auf. Die Befunde zeigen, dass das Wachstum dieser Erwerbskategorie in den Niederlanden besonders stark ausfiel - hier war...