Forge Healthy Pathways to Retirement With Employer Practices: A Multilevel Perspective

Abstract

Countries in the Western world are experiencing increasing challenges associated with an aging population. This aging process is unprecedented, and the era of young population structures will not return. This structural demographic shift has not only made the sustainability of pensions and social security key issues for governments but also influences the ways in which people organize their working lives and firms manage their workforces. In this commentary, I argue that we need new research on employer practices to cope with the new realities of an extended working life and how these practices impact healthy pathways to retirement for older workers.