This WSI Study gives an overview of the position of solo self-employed in Germany and the Netherlands by examining - in their institutional context - labour market characteristics and social security provisions. The Study has been prepared within the project 'Self-employed without personnel:...

Diese WSI-Studie zeigt Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede in der Entwicklung und der Struktur der Solo-Selbstständigkeit im Vergleich zwischen den Niederlanden und Deutschland auf. Die Befunde zeigen, dass das Wachstum dieser Erwerbskategorie in den Niederlanden besonders stark ausfiel - hier war...

This paper addresses possible changes in Dutch employers' behavior regarding the recruitment and retention of older workers during the last decade. We analyze surveys administered to Dutch employers in 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008 and 2009. The results show that efforts to recruit older workers are...

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'...