Demographic transitions together with advancements in healthcare have resulted in ageing
and longevity of individuals during the life course in many developed countries. However …

Labour markets have undergone significant transformation due to demographic changes
such as longevity and declining birth rates. Policies to extend working lives and promote …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to provide insights on the relationship between health
and employment in older age. Design/methodology/approach–Qualitative methods are used …

Population ageing, caused by longer life spans and low fertility rates, has changed the
demographics in Europe and around the world. Older people not only are becoming a larger …

Policies to extend working life have become a central response to the development of
ageing populations. Delaying retirement is viewed as a means of mitigating the effects of …

Over the last decades, labour participation rates of older adults have increased in the
Netherlands and people have extended their working lives from below age 61 in the early …

This chapter addresses the role played by health in later life, especially in the context of
pressures on people to remain in employment through their 60s and beyond. The 2010 …

A prominent demographic trend throughout the industrialized world is population aging.
Concerns about economic growth and labour force shortages have led many European …

Currently two of the most topical and challenging issues in relation to occupational safety
and health in Europe are the ageing workforce and work-related stress. As the changing …

In many industrialised countries the population is ageing, due to increasing life expectancy
and falling birth rates. A rather paradoxical development is that, despite the increased life …