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In work, better off: next steps to full employment
— presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions | | Corporate Author | Department for Work and Pensions - DWP |
| Publisher | TSO, London, July 2007 |
| Pages | 84 pp (Cm 7130) |
| Source | TSO, PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN. www.tso.co.uk/bookshop Also available online at: www.dwp.gov.uk/welfarereform/in-work-better-off/ Responses to: Green Paper Consultation Team, Department for Work and Pensions, Level 2, The Adelphi,
1-11 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6HT. Email: welfare.reform@dwp.gsi.gov.uk |
| Keywords | Employment ; Employment of older people ; Social policy ; Government publications. |
| Annotation | One of the aims behind this Green Paper is to reduce the number of people out of work. To achieve an 80% employment rate will require: reducing the number of those on incapacity benefit and an increase of the one million older people currently in work; increasing employment among ethnic minority groups; increasing the employment rate in cities, particularly London; equipping individuals with the skills which they and employers need; and working in partnership with employers. The Green Paper notes that the employment rate for older people in the last decade "still falls short" (70.7% compared to 74.3% in February-April 2007), while the rate for people aged 35-49 is 82.1%. Although the Green Paper recognises that older people "often face multiple barriers to employment" - lack of skills, caring responsibilities, personal health issues, and age discrimination - there are no further references to older people. Responses to the consultation are invited by 31 October 2007. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070806001 B |
| Classmark | WJ: GC: TM2: 6OA |
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