Explaining differences in retirement timing preferences between the solo self-employed and employees

Purpose: Previous research has shown that self-employed workers are more likely than employees to retire late or to be uncertain about retirement timing. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms. This study aims to fill this gap, by focusing on the explanatory role of various job characteristics – flexibility, autonomy, skills...

Differences in retirement preferences between the solo self-employed and employees: do job characteristic play an explanatory role? [Verschillen in pensioneringspreferenties tussen zzp’ers en werknemers: Spelen werkkenmerken een verklarende rol?]

Differences in retirement preferences between the self-employed and employees: Do job characteristics play an explanatory role? Prior research has shown that self-employed workers are on average more likely than employees to expect to retire relatively late and to actually do so, and to report uncertainty about their envisioned retirement timing...

Baanonzekerheid en duurzame inzetbaarheid van werknemers en zelfstandigen [Job insecurity and sustainable employability of employees and self-employed]

This article examines how job security is related to sustainable employability. It distinguishes between objective job security (or employment status) and subjective job security (satisfaction with job security). For the empirical analysis, we use the merged survey data sets of the Netherlands Working Conditions Survey and the Netherlands Self...

Samenwerking huisarts-bedrijfsarts onderbelicht in WAO-debat

De WAO blijkt nog altijd een politiek-maatschappelijke 'open zenuw'. Keuringsartsen wordt gebrek aan strengheid verweten; zij verwijten de 'politiek' dat de keuringseisen zijn versoepeld. Werknemers zijn kwaad vanwege de 'werkgeversaanval' op de uitkeringshoogte en -duur en het WAO-recht bij psychische aandoeningen. De PvdA is/was boos op de VVD...