Aviva's Alistair McQueen explores the growth in 'older' workers and explains why his company has put meat on the bones of the mid-life MOT concept first put forward in the government's state pension review
There are a record number of workers over the age of 50 in the UK - more than 10 million. I hesitate to call this group "older workers". Recent research found that most of us believe "old age" begins at seventy, and the older we are the older we believe "old age" begins. If you are seventy, you believe "old age" begins at 80. Putting labels to one side, this growing population has major implications for individuals, employers, advisers and the country at large. Why are we working longer? A longer working life may not be celebrated by everyone, but it is being driven by the good n...
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