Great Britain: more and more seniors willing to work after 65

In the next 15 years, more and more seniors will want to work after 65, according to a study carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), an organization which gathers human resources professionals. (Ref. 080075)
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This study, carried out last December among a panel of 1.000 employees from 50 to 64 years old, shows that 38% of the people surveyed plan to continue working after 65, whereas only 11% of them feel this way at the moment. Another interesting figure: among the employees who do not want to work after 65, 31% would change their mind if their employer gave them flexible hours. This simple change would lead to more than half the seniors over 65 being active. One fifth of the people surveyed might a

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