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The availability of company work hour reduction arrangements is the key enabler for older employees to reduce their work hours before retirement, particularly for those facing high job pressure, whereas chronic health conditions and caregiving burdens do not significantly influence this behavior. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To examine whether older workers in demanding situations plan or execute work hour reductions before the state pension age, and whether workplace arrangements facilitate these transitions.

August 27, 2026European Journal of AgeingOpen Access

Who reduces work hours before retirement? A longitudinal study on plans and behaviours in the Netherlands

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CMCamilla MarabiniUniversity Medical Center Groningen MDMarleen DammanRijksmuseum KHKène HenkensUniversity Medical Center Groningen

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Longitudinal study reveals workplace reduction policies and job pressure drive preretirement work hour cuts in older employees, highlighting key institutional enablers of sustainable aging.

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To examine whether older workers in demanding situations plan or execute work hour reductions before the state pension age, and whether workplace arrangements facilitate these transitions.
Analyzed longitudinal data from the NIDI Pension Panel among N=1704 Dutch employees aged 60–63 at baseline.
Estimated ordinal and binary multilevel logistic regression models to evaluate the effects of job pressure, health conditions, caregiving, and workplace reduction policies.
One in four employees planned preretirement work hour reductions, and one-third ultimately reduced their hours.
The availability of formal work hour reduction arrangements significantly increased hour reductions, especially among employees experiencing high job pressure.
Chronic health conditions and caregiving burden were not significantly associated with planned or actual working hour reductions.

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Marabini et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8fea3310c91c1e926225f0 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-026-00940-x

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Longitudinal study reveals workplace reduction policies and job pressure drive preretirement work hour cuts in older employees, highlighting key institutional enablers of sustainable aging.

Who reduces work hours before retirement? A longitudinal study on plans and behaviours in the Netherlands

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Who reduces work hours before retirement? A longitudinal study on plans and behaviours in the Netherlands

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