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It’s not just young people who need jobs | Letters
AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The letter argues that older workers, especially those approaching pension age, face significant employment challenges and should have support when they become unemployed. The writer, a 61‑year‑old former advice worker, highlights how people over 50 often feel invisible in the job market. He calls for policy measures to help this demographic secure work or transition to retirement.
WHY IT MATTERS
It highlights a growing employment gap for older workers that could strain public support systems and reduce workforce participation.
There should be provision for people who find themselves out of work when they approach state pension age, writes Peter WadeI am now in my 61st year, haven’t worked for more than two years and have stopped applying for jobs (‘I feel invisible’: over-50s reveal harsh realities of trying to get a job, 17 September). The bulk of my career was as an advice worker, specialising in debt, housing and energy advice.Some years ago I worked with a client in her late 50s who had been a hospital cleaner. Sh...
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