Article is about the labor market activity of the generation 50+ and the programs oriented on its increase. At first, author presents the indicators of labor market activity that show that in Poland has the lowest level of labor market activity of people 50+ among the other European countries. Author indicates that it is not only because of employees strategy to leave the labor market early but also because employers often do not like to employ people from that age group. Then he presents the Governmental Program ,,Solidarity between generations” At the end, author provides his own recommendations of what should be done in order to increase the level of labor market activity among elderly people.