International Journal of Manpower: Volume 33 Issue 6

Active ageing in Europe: the role of organisations

Kène Henkens, Joop Schippers

The purpose of this paper (overview) is to provide a brief introduction to the topic of active ageing and summarise the seven studies included in this special issue. The authors…

Working longer in European countries: underestimated and unexpected effects

Dominique Anxo, Thomas Ericson, Annie Jolivet

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the main evolutions and the current situation of the 50‐74 year olds on the labour market in eight European countries (Denmark France…

Ageing and employers’ perceptions of labour costs and productivity: A survey among European employers

Wieteke S. Conen, Hendrik P. van Dalen, Kène Henkens

The purpose of this paper is to examine employers’ perceptions of changes in the labour cost‐productivity gap due to the ageing of the workforce, the effects of tenure wages and…

Employers’ attitudes and actions towards the extension of working lives in Europe

Wieteke S. Conen, Kène Henkens, Joop Schippers

Although policymakers have put great efforts into the promotion of older workers’ labour force participation, quantitative empirical knowledge about employers’ views towards…

Active ageing in organisations: a case study approach

Frerich Frerichs, Robert Lindley, Paula Aleksandrowicz, Beate Baldauf, Sheila Galloway

The purpose of this paper is to review good practice examples which promote recruitment and retention of older workers and/or the employability of workers as they age and to…

Volunteering in older age: an organizational perspective

Andrea Principi, Robert Lindley, Jolanta Perek‐Bialas, Konrad Turek

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on organizational perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of engaging older volunteers, and on how they might best capitalize on…

Motivations of older volunteers in three European countries

Andrea Principi, Carlos Chiatti, Giovanni Lamura

The purpose of this paper is to investigate older volunteers’ motivations, with special focus on country differences, considering the kind of activities carried out and age…