Demand for working beyond state pension age set to soar

[25 January 2008 - CIPD - UK] The demand for working beyond 65 looks set to increase markedly in the next 15 years, according to the research Future demand for working among older workers from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). Based on a survey of 1,000 workers aged between 50 and 64 years, it finds that just under two fifths (38%) of individuals plan to carry on working beyond 65. Currently, only 11% of the workforce work beyond State Pension age. More