Charity urges businesses to ‘radically rethink’ support for ageing workforce
The research found ill-health was a major reason why people left work prematurely and could affected quality of life and access to other services such as healthcare.
It said nearly a third of people aged between 50 and 64, 3.5 million people in total, were not in work. This included 1 million people between 50 and 64, below the state pension age, who had stopped work prematurely, with poorer individuals more likely to leave work due to ill health.
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