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POSTnote by Ana Padilla. It was first published on Monday, 3 October 2011. It was last updated on Tuesday, 18 October 2011.


An Ageing Workforce

Over the next decade, the changing age profile of the workforce will be the most significant development in the UK labour market, as a third of workers will be over 50 by 2020. Employers will be expected to respond to this demographic shift by making work more attractive and feasible for older workers, enabling them to work up to and beyond State Pension Age (SPA) if they are capable. This POSTnote examines the main challenges to the participation and productivity of older people in the workforce.

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Type
Research briefing
Reference
POST-PN-391 
Subjects
Employment Employment schemes National insurance Older people Population Social security benefits World economy
Published by
POST
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