COULD older workers hold the key to boosting the UK’s sluggish economy?
Changing demographics mean almost a third of the UK workforce is now aged over 50.
During the past 30 years, 73 per cent of our employment growth has come from workers aged 50-plus.
Factors including the cost-of-living crisis and better opportunities mean mature staff are increasingly choosing to stay in the workplace for longer.
The latest Office for National Statistics figures show the number of over-65s in employment has hit a record high, at almost 1.5million.