This study examines employers' behaviours and attitudes regarding the ageing of the population and the labour market in four different countries: the United Kingdom, Spain, Greece and the Netherlands. Four questions are addressed: to what extent is there a sense of urgency among employers...

Purpose: Although policy makers have put a lot of effort in the promotion of older workers' labour force participation, quantitative empirical knowledge about employers' views towards extension of working lives is limited. The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of employers'...