Foreword

In a context of rapid population ageing, giving older people better work incentives and choices is crucial for promoting economic growth and improving the sustainability of public social expenditures. The OECD Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee accordingly decided in 2011 to carry out a new review of policies to encourage greater labour market participation at an older age by fostering employability, job mobility and labour demand. That review builds upon previous work that the OECD has conducted in this area in the Ageing and Employment Policies series, as summarised in its major multi-country report, Live Longer, Work Longer, published in 2006.