[Review of important results of the research project "Employees in the late phase of their employment"].

The report deals with the main results of recent field-studies on the situation of workers over 55 years of age in the F.R.G. The investigations were carried out for the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and refer to the period from 1975 to 1979/1980. The main results refer to the situation at work, in the labour market and to the conditions and the process of retirement. The results reported are representative for industry in the F.R.G. (excluding administrative departments) with reference to firms with 50 and more employees and for the period of time under investigation.