Employers concerns over ageing workforce highlighted

摘要

New research suggests that workforce demographics are changing, prompting fears that health issues often associated with an ageing workforce will start to impact on the performance of companies, Insurance giant Aviva's annual Hearth of the Workplace survey, which involved 1000 UK employers and 1000 employees, reveals that nearly a third (29 per cent) of employers are witnessing a rise in the average age of their workforce, while 37 per cent expect to see it get older in the future. The removal of the default retirement age, combined with better health generally, increased longevity and financial pressures, are seen as factors influencing this trend.