Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands.
J Aging Soc Policy. 2011 Apr;23(2):141-58. doi: 10.1080/08959420.2011.551612.
This article addresses possible changes in Dutch employers' behavior regarding the recruitment and retention of older workers during the last decade. The authors analyze surveys administered to Dutch employers in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, and 2009. The results show that efforts to recruit older workers are changing, congruous with the economic climate, while retention behavior shows a clear and rather gradual time effect. The authors conclude that the position of older workers has improved between 2000 and 2008 and has done so in comparison with other underrepresented groups in the labor market. During the recession, recruitment of older workers declined substantially, while efforts to retain older workers are in both absolute and relative terms higher than in 2000. With respect to organizational policies, the authors conclude that throughout the period under observation these policies are dominated by measures that "spare" older workers.
本文探讨了在过去十年中，荷兰雇主在招聘和留住老年员工方面行为可能发生的变化。作者分析了 2000 年、2002 年、2005 年、2008 年和 2009 年对荷兰雇主进行的调查。结果表明，招聘老年员工的努力正在发生变化，与经济环境一致，而保留行为则表现出明显且相当渐进的时间效应。作者得出结论，与劳动力市场中其他代表性不足的群体相比，2000 年至 2008 年期间老年员工的地位有所提高。在经济衰退期间，老年员工的招聘大幅下降，而留住老年员工的努力在绝对值和相对值上都高于 2000 年。关于组织政策，作者得出的结论是，在整个观察期间，这些政策主要由“保护”老年员工的措施主导。
