Recruitment, Education & Business "More older workers would boost economy"
25/01/2010
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is today (25 January) launching a set of proposals for fundamental changes to employment policies to open up more work opportunities for older Britons and address the challenges of an ageing workforce. They say that extending working lives by 18 months would inject £15 billion into the British economy.
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