We've seen the Prime Minister and others proposing significant policy interventions to encourage older workers back into employment. Now it's time to improve employment support.
Ageing Better launched the Age-friendly Employer Pledge in November to support employers who recognise the importance of older workers in boosting productivity and filling key skills gaps.
Rishi Sunak has reportedly announced plans to use a revamped mid-life MOT scheme to encourage more older people out of early retirement and back into work.
The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest fortnightly business impact survey shows that 32% of businesses, with 10 or more employees, said they were short of staff.
