European Policy Analysis Volume 2, Number 1, Spring 2016

Policy and Decision to Retire in Central and Eastern European Countries 100% Not at all important 80% Not very important 60% 40% Fairly important 20% Very important 0% LT LV EE HU PL SK CZ SI BG RO Figure 13. Respondents by the variable “aged 55+ stop working: place not adapted” (%, Eurobarometer 76.2) 100% Not at all important 80% 60% Not very important 40% Fairly important 20% Very important 0% Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No LT LT LV LV EE EE HU HU PL PL SK SK CZ CZ SI SI BG BG RO RO Figure 14. Respondents who like (yes) and who do not like (no) to work after pension entitlement by variable “aged 55+ stop working: place not adapted” (%, Eurobarometer) As was mentioned in the first part of the paper, the employers’ attitudes toward older workers can considerably improve the situation of older people in the labor market. The data from the Eurobarometer 76.2 show that the view of employers can be one of the major factors that influence withdrawal from the working life in old age. According to the opinion of the vast majority of the respondents, the view of employers is very important or fairly important while taking a decision to stop working. This factor is more important for the Hungarians, Bulgarians, and Romanians (a respective share of the answers “very important” is 48%, 44%, and 42%). 88

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