This report is the outcome of a collective effort with contributions from a team of economists and policy analysts from the OECD Directorate of Employment, Labour and Social Affairs (ELS) led by Shruti Singh. Principal authors of the report were Shruti Singh (Action Plan and Chapter 4), Christian Geppert (Chapters 1 and 3), Oliver Denk (lead), Alexander Hijzen and Wouter Zwysen (Chapter 2), and Julie Vanderleyden (Chapter 5) from the Institute of Employment Studies (IES) (at the time of writing). Statistical assistance was provided by Dana Blumin. The infographics were designed by Monica Meza-Essid and editorial assistance was provided by Lucy Hulett and Alastair Wood.
The authors would like to give special thanks to Becci Newton (Deputy Director, IES) and Stephen Bevan (Head of HR research development, IES) for their contributions in developing the action plan for employers, the review of several chapters and providing detailed insights into employer case studies. The authors are also grateful to Mark Keese, Head of the Skills and Employability Division, and Monika Queisser, Head of the Social Policy Division, for supervising the preparation of this report and providing useful comments on various drafts. Valuable comments were also provided by Stephané Carcillo (on Chapter 2) and Stefano Scarpetta and Mark Pearson, Director and Deputy Director, respectively, of the OECD Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs.
The report benefited greatly from comments from AARP and WEF as well as information gathered through regular exchanges with members of the learning collaborative Living, Learning and Earning Longer (LLEL). The LLEL engaged nearly 100 global executives in regional roundtables across Europe, Asia and North America to identify and share multigenerational and inclusive workforce practices. The initiative also engaged over 50 global employers and a number of knowledge partners to share robust evidence and identify knowledge gaps as well as collaborate on new research in this field (see list below).