The objectives of the ‘Veto’ Programme, i.e. the national programme for increasing the attraction of working life, are integrally linked with the Government’s target for an employment rate of 75 per cent. Some of the objectives of the programme do not only stress the importance of attaining a high employment rate but also the hours of work actually worked and reduction of absence from work caused by illness. The target scheme also encompasses methods outlined by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health for promoting the achievement of the above objectives. It is easier to describe the objectives than the methods, and therefore, in the future, it is necessary to focus considerably more on the description of the methods.

Some of the indicators of the ‘Veto’ Programme are divided into subgroups according to people’s age, gender and/or social status. The indicators have been, as a rule, constructed so that the base year of the programme is 2002. The success of the programme is evaluated in terms of two alternatives. Alternative 1 represents a path in accordance with the Government’s employment target and alternative 2 a path in which the employment rates remain at the level of those in 2002.

Longer careers? The Veto Programme Indicators. Helsinki 2006. 26 pp.
Reports of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health 2006:41
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