{"id":77549,"date":"2016-12-22T14:05:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T14:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=0d6d782caa760b4a9446ce621f127826"},"modified":"2016-12-22T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2016-12-22T14:05:01","slug":"press-release-flexible-hours-key-to-working-longer-says-new-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=77549","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Flexible hours key to working longer, says new report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Forty seven per cent of workers responding to the latest British Social Attitudes Survey (BSAS<\/abbr>)<\/a> said that they would work longer before retiring if their employer were to offer more flexible hours.<\/p>\n

This means people keep their skills up to date, earn an income and free up more time to do other things such as caring for grandchildren or taking up a new hobby.<\/p>\n

A similar proportion of respondents said they would want to work part time (46%), or take on a less demanding role (30%).<\/p>\n

The latest official employment figures show that there are more older people in work than ever before, with the employment rate for older workers at a near-record 70.8%. It is predicted that by 2020, 30% of British workers will be aged 50 and over.<\/p>\n

Employment Minister Damian Hinds said:<\/p>\n

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There are more older people in work than ever before, but we know that many leave the workforce earlier than they\u2019d like.<\/p>\n

Having greater flexibility over when and for how long they work is clearly something that appeals to many people.<\/p>\n

Encouragingly, we\u2019re seeing more employers taking on older workers as they recognise the benefits of having them on the payroll.<\/p>\n

But we want to go further to help more older people stay in employment, which is why in the new year we will publish a strategy led by employers on how we plan to do it.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Other findings in the report show:<\/p>\n