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Survey of jobseekers aged 50+
Corporate Author	TAEN - The Age and Employment Network
Publisher	TAEN, London, 2008
Pages	21 pp
Source	TAEN, 207-221 Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. E-mail: info@taen.org.uk Web: www.taen.org.uk
Keywords	Employment of older people ; Middle aged ; Recruitment ; Ageism ; Social surveys.
Annotation	Responses were from visitors to TAEN's website from January 2008, so before the labour market slowdown later that year. Of the 369 people responding, 67% were aged 50-59; one in ten were aged 65+, the default retirement age adopted by many employers since the introduction of the Age Regulations in October 2006. The Regulations appear to have helped only a small proportion (13%) in finding work, and on which people were generally sceptical in their comments. The survey reports on other barriers for older people re-entering the labour market such as lack of appropriate skills and qualifications, health conditions, and personal circumstances such as caring responsibilities. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-090330002 B
Classmark	GC: SE: WK6: B:TOB: 3F
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