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| Gradual retirement in Germany | | Author(s) | Gerhard Naegele |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging & Social Policy, vol 10, no 3, 1999 |
| Pages | pp 83-102 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Phased retirement ; Part time employment ; Social policy ; Law ; Germany. |
| Annotation | In the summer of 1996, the German parliament enacted legislation that would allow a gradual transition from work to retirement by permitting workers 55 years and older to change from full-time to part-time work, and also by making it more difficult to take early retirement. The intent was to stop the trend towards early retirement. This article discusses the provisions of the new legislation, as well as experiences with previous models that influenced its development. These experiences were mainly negative because older workers were unwilling to change to part-time work and employers did not provide attractive part-time work opportunities. The new legislation's chances of success are discussed and suggestions are offered for making the concept of gradual transition from work to retirement more attractive and viable. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000322212 A |
| Classmark | G5N: WJF: TM2: VR: 767 |
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