Resolving the employability paradox in small- and medium enterprises : An analysis of the prospects and constraints under which public-private partnerships could contribute to the improvement of employability small- and medium sized enterprises in the Netherlands
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2015-10-19
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The Dutch population is ageing. Both in the public and private sphere, the consequences are
experienced. For years it is known that the society is ageing and, hence, a shortage in the
working population and a surplus in the retired population is the consequence. The
government’s expenditures will rise due to the growth of social-security payments to the retired
population, while at the same time the working-age population decreases. This decrease lowers
the government’s income out of income taxes.
The decrease of income taxes for the government and the shortage in the working-age
population makes public and private organisations increasingly interdependent. Both benefit
when the working population grows, ideally to the same amount as the working-age population,
but for different reasons. The government benefits as it collects more taxes, while at the same
time it has less social-security payments to pay. Private organisations, such as small- and
medium sized enterprises (SMEs), benefit from employees who are competent and healthy.
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Faculteit der Managementwetenschappen