Guideline 18: Lifecycle Approach

Promote a lifecycle approach to work.

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Promote a lifecycle approach to work through: - a renewed endeavour to build employment pathways for young people and reduce youth unemployment as called for in the Youth Pact; - resolute action to increase female participation and reduce gender gaps in employment, unemployment and pay; - better reconciliation of work and private life and the provision of accessible and affordable childcare facilities and care for other dependants; - support to active ageing, including appropriate working conditions, improved (occupational) health status and adequate incentives to work and discourage early retirement; - modern social protection systems, including pensions and healthcare, ensuring their social adequacy, financial sustainability and responsiveness to changing needs, so as to support participation and better retention in employment and longer working lives.

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