Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe
We study job retention rates – the shares of workers who continue to work in the same job over the next five years – in Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Job retention among older workers is key to prolonging careers and increasing employment of older people which in turn is a crucial challenge...
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| author | Wojciech Hardy Aneta Kiełczewska Piotr Lewandowski Iga Magda |
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| description | We study job retention rates – the shares of workers who continue to work in the same job over the next five years – in Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Job retention among older workers is key to prolonging careers and increasing employment of older people which in turn is a crucial challenge for these countries. We find that the retention rates among workers aged 55–59 are low and amount to about a half of the retention rates among prime aged workers. Only in Poland the retention rates of older workers have increased for both men and women between 1998 and 2013. The individuals least likely to retain jobs after the age of 60 were women, those with lower education, working in industry, in medium or low-skilled occupations, and those living with a non-working partner. The policies aimed at encouraging job retention in Central and Eastern Europe should focus on these groups of workers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27d4921abed54354821ee4580a87ed6f2022-12-22T03:49:00ZengTaylor & Francis GroupBaltic Journal of Economics1406-099X2334-43852018-07-01182699410.1080/1406099X.2018.15145621514562Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern EuropeWojciech Hardy0Aneta Kiełczewska1Piotr Lewandowski2Iga Magda3Institute for Structural Research (IBS)Institute for Structural Research (IBS)Institute for Structural Research (IBS)Institute for Structural Research (IBS)We study job retention rates – the shares of workers who continue to work in the same job over the next five years – in Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Job retention among older workers is key to prolonging careers and increasing employment of older people which in turn is a crucial challenge for these countries. We find that the retention rates among workers aged 55–59 are low and amount to about a half of the retention rates among prime aged workers. Only in Poland the retention rates of older workers have increased for both men and women between 1998 and 2013. The individuals least likely to retain jobs after the age of 60 were women, those with lower education, working in industry, in medium or low-skilled occupations, and those living with a non-working partner. The policies aimed at encouraging job retention in Central and Eastern Europe should focus on these groups of workers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1406099X.2018.1514562Job retentionretirementtransition to retirementpension systemearly retirement |
| spellingShingle | Wojciech Hardy Aneta Kiełczewska Piotr Lewandowski Iga Magda Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe Baltic Journal of Economics Job retention retirement transition to retirement pension system early retirement |
| title | Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe |
| title_full | Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe |
| title_fullStr | Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe |
| title_short | Job retention among older workers in central and Eastern Europe |
| title_sort | job retention among older workers in central and eastern europe |
| topic | Job retention retirement transition to retirement pension system early retirement |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1406099X.2018.1514562 |
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