Country profile - Germany - Policies for longer working lives and two good practices

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Country profile - Germany - Policies for longer working lives and two good practices

26 Aug 2022

In 2019, almost 9 out of 10 were in the workforce in the age group from 50 to 54, 8 out of 10 in the age group from 55 to 59 and 6 out of 10 in the age group of 60 to 64 (Figure 1). [...] (2018) 2.1.3 Unemployment and Activation Because of the higher employment rates and the lower possibilities to enter early retirement or disability-related benefits, the unemployment of older age groups increased in relative terms of all unemployed between 2005 and 2020. [...] The job centre pays all the expenses related to the training for the enterprises and supports with payment of unemployment benefits and social security contributions. [...] Rampant work intensification and general ageing of the workforce likewise exposed vulnerabilities even before COVID- 19.7 Overall, the project targets five different areas: (1) In education and training: the programme aims to increase the number of trainees and the quality of education; (2) human resources, health and work safety measures aim to maintain the workforce for longer spells; (3) in inn. [...] Given the tripartite nature of the process, we focus in- depth on the information policies of the accident insurance of non-state organisations in the health and care sector (Berufsgenossenschaft für Gesundheitsdienst und Wohlfahrtspflege) as part of the overall process.
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