Matthew Taylor, the lead for a review of modern employment, has called for the improvement of the quality of work in the UK to become a new “national goal”.
We welcome the reference to housing and ageing (p63) - but this was a missed opportunity to put the housing needs of our ageing population, front and centre.
Government Business Champion for Older Workers, Andy Briggs, announces a new target to get 1M more people aged 50 and over in work over the next 5 years.
This evidence briefing identifies the characteristics of work that are important to people aged 50 and over, and explores actions employers can take to attract and retain them.
There are around 3.5 million people not in work between 50 and the state pension Age, and around a million of those stopped work before they were ready.
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