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Call You and Yours - What's the world of work like for the over 50s?

On today's Call You and Yours we're asking: 'What's the world of work like for the over 50s?' The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has pleaded with early retirees to 'come back to work'.

Today we're asking:

"What's the world of work like for the over 50's"?

The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has pleaded with early retirees to 'come back to work' just days after reports emerged that the government could be planning to raise the retirement age in the UK.

But new research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) suggests firms are much less open to hiring older workers than they are to bringing in younger people.

So how is the situation affecting you?

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Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Linda Walker

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53 minutes

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  • Tue 31 Jan 2023 12:04

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