around having the right kinds ofjobs available stop the research today show that i6% of people who are in their 50s and 60s who are working want to work fewer hours, whether that is because of a care and responsibility which is particularly prevalent at this age or a health need or another reason. having access to good quality flexible work is really important. and there and there are other individual reasons as well. another thing from this research is more than two thirds of people in their 50s and 60s have been in the samejob for more 50s and 60s have been in the same job for more than five years in the longer you have beenin years in the longer you have been in the same job, the longer it s been since we have experienced job searching so they lose confidence and some skills. ., , skills. alright, many challenges - skills. alright, many challenges for i skills. alright, many| challenges for doctor skills. alright, many i challenges for doctor emily andrews. many challenges for
more than 11 million people here in the uk were furloughed from theirjobs during the pandemic. but with many now returning or looking forward to getting back to work the end of the furlough scheme could be very tough for older workers, according to new research. it found the over 65s were 40% more likely to be furloughed than those in their 40s. and it warns that older workers have found it much harder to return to work after a period of unemployment. dr emily andrews is senior evidence manager at the centre for ageing better a charitable foundation which funded the research. do you tell us more about your findings and how the older generations are being impact. so the impacts of this pandemic have essentially been u shaped in terms of the impact of employment with the youngest and oldest workers hardest hit. we know is that at the end of last year redundancy rates have been highest amongst 50 plus aged workers. what today s research highlights is that those workers in their 50s an