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The Healthy Dutch Workforce

Martin C. Overbeeke January, 2012

Source: Eurofound (2012), Sustainable work and the ageing workforce, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.

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Differences in age groups 40-49 and 50-59

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• Begin of the arrow indicates the age group 40-49 year, the end of the arrow indicates the age group 50-59

• Work seems more sustainable in these countries

• The time pressure in the Netherlands is lower (is related to high

level of part time work)

• Green arrows: older workers perceive their working conditions as less rich but also less subject to time constraints

• Blue arrows: older workers perceive their work as less rich and less autonomous

• Red arrows: Older workers perceive their working conditions less subject to time constraints

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Dissatisfaction with working conditions 3

The European mean perc. of dissatisfied workers in the age group 50-59 is 18%

The percentage in the Netherlands is approx. 7% and belongs to the lowest in Europe

France above 20%, Belgium above 10% and Germany approx. 13%

Remarkable is the difference in the Netherlands between men 5% and women 10%.

Dissatisfaction with working conditions (%), EU Member States, by age groups 40–49 and 50–59

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Poor self reported health 4

Self reported health status is often considered as a predictor for job sustainability

Age group 50-59

Remarkable low level in Ireland

The Netherlands on the same level as the Sweden, Denmark and Belgium

Much higher scores in Germany and France, around 40%.

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Ability to perform the same job at the age of 60

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The European average percentage of workers who answered that the would not be able to do the same job when they reached the age of 60 is 30%

Dutch workers are much more positive. Only 11% thinks that they are not able to do the same job at 60.

In Germany 20%, in Belgium 34% and France even 44% of the workers answerden that the would not be able to continue their job until the age of 60

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Correlation between job sustainability and employment rate

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This graph shows a strong linear trend between the employment rate and job sustainability: the percentages of ‘NO’ answers on the question “do you think you will be able to do the same job you are doing now when you are 60 years old?”

The employment rate in the Netherlands for the age group 50-59 belongs to the highest in Europe . Nearly 90% of the Dutch workers expect to be able to do the same work at the age of 60 years. This is remarkable high level.