ABSTRACT

We study job retention rates – the shares of workers who continue to work in the same job over the next five years – in Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. Job retention among older workers is key to prolonging careers and increasing employment of older people which in turn is a crucial challenge for these countries. We find that the retention rates among workers aged 55–59 are low and amount to about a half of the retention rates among prime aged workers. Only in Poland the retention rates of older workers have increased for both men and women between 1998 and 2013. The individuals least likely to retain jobs after the age of 60 were women, those with lower education, working in industry, in medium or low-skilled occupations, and those living with a non-working partner. The policies aimed at encouraging job retention in Central and Eastern Europe should focus on these groups of workers.

摘要

我们研究了捷克共和国，匈牙利，波兰和斯洛伐克的工作保留率（即未来五年继续从事同一工作的工人所占的比例）。在老年工人中保留工作是延长职业和增加老年人就业的关键，而这反过来又对这些国家而言是至关重要的挑战。我们发现55-59岁的工人的保留率很低，大约是高龄工人的保留率的一半。仅在波兰，1998年至2013年间，男女老龄工人的保留率都有所提高。60岁之后最不可能保留工作的人是妇女，受过较低教育，在工业界工作，中等或低收入的人。技术性职业，以及与非工作伙伴生活在一起的职业。