Employment opportunities for people over 50
Employment opportunities for people over 50
The
National Assembly for Wales’s Enterprise
and Business Committee undertook an inquiry into employment opportunities
for people over 50.
Terms
of reference
- The barriers that face people over 50
trying to re-enter the labour market
- The extent of age-discrimination and its
impact on the recruitment of people over 50
- Whether there are any disadvantages to
people over 50 re-entering the labour market
- The effectiveness of the Welsh
Government’s Strategy for Older People in Wales 2013-23 in assisting
people over 50 into work
- The support that is most effective for
people over 50 trying to re-enter the labour market (particularly
programmes and projects).
As
part of these terms of reference, the Committee considered:
- The availability and suitability of
local job opportunities
- The need for relevant support and skills
training
- Transport difficulties, including
availability and cost (especially in rural areas)
- Lack of confidence (for example,
following redundancy)
- Assisting and supporting people with
additional challenges (for example, those with a disability)
- Potential barriers to people over 50
accessing employment owing to caring responsibilities (for example, caring
for elderly parents)
- The role of people over 50 in mentoring
younger workers and passing on their skills and knowledge
- How people over 50 re-entering the
labour market can affect the number of jobs and career progression
opportunities available to younger workers
- Assisting those from areas of high unemployment
- The impact and value-for-money of
European funding.
Evidence from the Public
The
Committee held a public consultation to gather evidence on this topic.
Business type:
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 07/11/2014
Documents
- Report - July 2015 (PDF 408KB)
- Report Summary - July 2015 PDF 547 KB View as HTML (2) 17 KB
- * Welsh Government response - September 2015 PDF 135 KB
- Letter from the Older People's Commissioner for Wales - 14 August 2015 PDF 603 KB View as HTML (4) 13 KB
Consultations
- Employment opportunities for people over 50 (completed)