Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU
In most European Union (EU) Member States, self-employed individuals receive, on average, lower retirement pensions than employees. Furthermore, the number of self-employed pensioners is lower, and there is a significant proportion of self-employed workers in the EU who are not entitled to a retire...
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In most European Union (EU) Member States, self-employed individuals receive, on average, lower retirement pensions than employees. Furthermore, the number of self-employed pensioners is lower, and there is a significant proportion of self-employed workers in the EU who are not entitled to a retirement pension. The situation is even more delicate for the new self-employed, as their mode of labour market participation, career trajectory, and the income level they reach can potentially compromise their future pension prospects. This paper analyses the position of self-employed workers within national social security systems, with a particular focus on their methods of contribution and the consequential impact on their ability to access adequate retirement pensions as a form of replacement income, thus avoiding the risk of poverty and ensuring a decent standard of living in old age. In this area, the Member States and the EU interact within the framework of their respective competences, with the manifest aim of improving the social protection of self-employed workers in their senior years.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0a97ec5b880f431185173e20eb182db52024-02-01T05:57:38ZengInstitute of Social Science, BelgradeStanovništvo0038-982X2217-39862023-12-0161210.59954/stnv.524432Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EUThais Guerrero Padrón0Faculty of Labour Sciences, Univeristy of Cádiz, Cádiz (Spain) In most European Union (EU) Member States, self-employed individuals receive, on average, lower retirement pensions than employees. Furthermore, the number of self-employed pensioners is lower, and there is a significant proportion of self-employed workers in the EU who are not entitled to a retirement pension. The situation is even more delicate for the new self-employed, as their mode of labour market participation, career trajectory, and the income level they reach can potentially compromise their future pension prospects. This paper analyses the position of self-employed workers within national social security systems, with a particular focus on their methods of contribution and the consequential impact on their ability to access adequate retirement pensions as a form of replacement income, thus avoiding the risk of poverty and ensuring a decent standard of living in old age. In this area, the Member States and the EU interact within the framework of their respective competences, with the manifest aim of improving the social protection of self-employed workers in their senior years. https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/524self-employed personssocial protectioncontributionold age pension system European Pillar of Social Rights |
| spellingShingle | Thais Guerrero Padrón Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU Stanovništvo self-employed persons social protection contribution old age pension system European Pillar of Social Rights |
| title | Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU |
| title_full | Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU |
| title_fullStr | Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU |
| title_short | Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU |
| title_sort | social protection of the self employed in old age in the eu |
| topic | self-employed persons social protection contribution old age pension system European Pillar of Social Rights |
| url | https://stnv.idn.org.rs/STNV/article/view/524 |
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