Research and analysis

Fuller Working Lives: evidence base 2017

This report provides analysis and evidence on how individuals, employers and the economy can benefit from fuller working lives.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 2 February 2017

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Fuller Working Lives: evidence base 2017

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-903-7, Ad hoc no. 46

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Fuller Working Lives: evidence base 2017 - statistical reference tables and charts

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78425-904-4

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Details

This document provides background evidence for the ‘Fuller Working Lives: a partnership approach’ policy paper.

Evidence is presented on the main factors associated with people working later in life, such as health, caring responsibilities and relevant skills. The report also presents what we know about the attitudes of both employers and individuals towards working later in life.

This analysis will inform evidence-backed policies that intend to support individuals aged 50 years and over to remain in and return to the labour market.

Related documents

The following Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) research reports contribute to Fuller Working Lives: evidence base 2017:

• Attitudes to working in later life: analysis of British Social Attitudes 2015
• Older workers and the workplace: evidence from the Workplace Employment Relations Survey
• Sector-based work academies and work experience trials for older claimants: combined quantitative and qualitative findings
• Employer experiences of recruiting, retaining and retraining older workers: qualitative research

In July 2016, DWP published a new experimental official statistic on the Economic labour market status of individuals aged 50 and over since 1984.

Published 2 February 2017