Older workers

• Whether out of economic need or simply a desire to continue working, many baby boomers arent leaving their jobs anytime soon.
(Huffington Post)
• Currently, older workers are not required to pay NI because it has always been linked to entitlement to benefits such as the state pension.
(Daily Telegraph)
• This is how a baby boom ends. Not with a bust, but with a lot of old workers. For the first time ever, workers over-55 are set to make up a bigger share of the workforce than workers between 25 and 34 years old.
(Atlantic Online)
• Young people are getting left behind. High unemployment is hurting many young people as they languish without developing job skills.
(Huffington Post)
• June 27 (Bloomberg News) -- Richard InLove, 60, works 20 hours a week as a receptionist and office assistant in Eugene, Oregon, and wants more.
(Bloomberg)
• Washington - Richard InLove, 60, works 20 hours a week as a receptionist and office assistant in Eugene, Ore., and wants more. After losing a full-time job in a cereal factory three years ago, he hasnt been able to find a second position.
(TheDay)
• (MoneyWatch) Getting a job is challenging in todays economy, but the older you are, the less challenging it gets, according to a new analysis of jobs data by Challenger, Gray Christmas, a Chicago-based outplacement consulting firm.
(CBS News)
• The GMB union, which represents the workers, attacked the decision and accused the council especially if it involves crossing roads.
(MSN UK News)
• A new report [pdf] from Policy Exchange shows how hard over-50s are hit by long-term unemployment.
(New Statesman)
• Job loss can be especially traumatic for older employees. It generally takes older workers much longer than young people to find a new job, and some people end up never landing a new gig.
(MSN Money)