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Flexibility and security over the life course
— key findings and policy messages | | Author(s) | Ute Klammer, Ruud Muffels, Ton Wilthagen |
| Corporate Author | OSA Institute for Labour Studies, Department of Sociology, Tilburg University, Netherlands; European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions |
| Publisher | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, 2008 |
| Pages | 75 pp (ref: EF/08/61/EN) |
| Source | European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/pubdocs/2008/61/en/... |
| Keywords | Life span ; Employment of older people ; Conditions of employment ; Social welfare ; Social policy ; European Union. |
| Annotation | The European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) was established by the European Council in 1975, to contribute to the planning and design of better living and working conditions in Europe. This report brings together analysis of themes of five previous studies on the theme of the life course funded and published by the Foundation, beginning with the theoretic background and conceptual model used. Next, men's and women's labour market participation and working time in different life phases, are considered. Many companies throughout Europe offer flexible working time arrangements and leave schemes, and company strategies and good practice examples are highlighted. The links between welfare state structures and typical patterns of male and female life course and social protection in various EU members states are discussed. A final chapter presents and discusses policy findings from the reports that could help in developing a coherent life-course approach. An annex provides a synopsis of methodologies and findings of the five reports. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090114202 B |
| Classmark | BG6: GC: WKA: TY: TM2: WFC |
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