Work is important financially and is also a major source of social connections. Good quality, fulfilling work is important financially, gives people a sense of purpose and is a major source of social connections.
Decline in job security over the last decade for older workers
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 support the goal of a million more older people in work
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.
Fulfilling work: What do older workers value about work and why?
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.
Our response to the Government’s Fuller Working Lives strategy
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.
