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OECD Launches Tool to Help Companies Assess Preparedness for Ageing Workforces
The OECD and AARP unveiled the free online diagnostic on May 11, 2026 in Paris. The tool benchmarks employers across four domains against peers in more than 30 countries and takes under 30 minutes to complete. It arrives as OECD economies face sharp slowdowns in GDP per capita growth without higher participation from older workers.
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The OECD launched the Longevity Readiness Tool in partnership with AARP on 11 May 2026. org/en, takes under thirty minutes to complete and benchmarks performance against sector peers across more than 30 countries. It draws on data from more than 30 OECD countries and organises its assessment across four domains: Recruitment and retention, Training, Job quality, and Health and safety.
The launch event took place in the OECD’s Paris auditorium. Avivah Wittenberg-Cox facilitated the launch event. The launch panel included the Global Brand President of Accor, the Executive Director of Eurofound, the Director of Organisation and Future of Work at L’Oréal, the Chief Culture Inclusion and Experience Officer of Sanofi, the Greek Ambassador to the OECD, and the founder of Knowldy.
Shruti Singh, Senior Economist for Ageing and Employment Policies at the OECD, built the tool after years of research mapping demographic change, labour market policy and employer practice. 6% per year through 2024–2060. By 2060, the size of the working-age population across the OECD is projected to fall by 8% on average.
In countries like Korea the decline is projected to exceed 30%. People 50+ account for just 9% of new hires across the OECD, while workers in their late 50s and early 60s are 30 to 40% less likely to receive training than their colleagues aged 34 to 54. Around one-third of workers face health-related limitations that affect their ability to stay employed.
Ivailo Kalfin, Executive Director of Eurofound, noted that the number of 55+ workers in European labour markets has risen by 67% over the past 15 years from 24 million to 40 million. In some European age brackets the employment gap has effectively closed. "The question is no longer whether older workers can contribute," Kalfin said.
