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Money Box: Money Box Live: Older Workers

Money Box Live: Older Workers

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If you're working for longer - what does that mean for your rights and finances?

The number of people working later in life is rising. So what does that mean for their rights and finances?

The number of people working into their late 60s, their 70s and beyond is rising.  In this programme we'll discuss what that means for their employment rights and what it tells us about their finances.

Back in the 90s, only around 5% of peopled aged 65 or older were in work. In the early 2000s, that rose to around 6%. But recently released data from the Office for National Statistics shows that today almost 12% of people in that age group are in some form of employment. That's almost one and a half million people.

Felicity Hannah is joined by older workers to explore their finances, their struggles and their rights to challenge discrimination.   She'll be joined by Dr Emily Andrews, Deputy Director for Work at the Centre for Aging Better, and Sarah Jackman, an employment lawyer at the law firm Dentons.

Presented and Produced by Felicity Hannah
Studio production: Amber Mehmood
Editor: Sara Wadeson

(First broadcast 3pm Wednesday 19th June, 2024)

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