RT journal article
T1 Social protection of the self-employed in old age in the EU
A1 Guerrero Padrón, Thais
A2 Derecho del Trabajo y de la Seguridad Social
K1 self-employed persons
K1 social protection
K1 contribution
K1 old age pension system
K1 European Pillar of Social Rights
AB In most European Union (EU) Member States, self-employed individuals receive, on average, lower retirement pensions than employees. Furthermore, the number of self-employed pensioners is lower, and there is a significant proportion of self-employed workers in the EU who are not entitled to a retirement pension. The situation is even more delicate for the new self-employed, as their mode of labour market participation, career trajectory, and the income level they reach can potentially compromise their future pension prospects. This paper analyses the position of self-employed workers within national social security systems, with a particular focus on their methods of contribution and the consequential impact on their ability to access adequate retirement pensions as a form of replacement income, thus avoiding the risk of poverty and ensuring a decent standard of living in old age. In this area, the Member States and the EU interact within the framework of their respective competences, with the manifest aim of improving the social protection of self-employed workers in their senior years.
PB Stanovništvo
SN 0038-982X
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30567
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30567
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 14-nov-2026