32.2% of US employees aged 65 and over would work beyond 70 if they were offered flexible working hours, according to a survey by the Rand Corp. If flexible hours were available to all, More than 60% of people over the age of 70 would be employed and 17.2% if not. Rand said growing numbers of older people need to earn money to look after older relatives or a spouse and supplement their pensions. At the same time, the tight labour market makes older workers attractive to employers.
More than 60% of US employees aged 65 and over would work beyond 70 if they were offered flexible working hours, according to a survey by the Rand Corp. If flexible hours were available to all, 32.2% of people over the age of 70 would be employed and 17.2% if not. Rand said growing numbers of older people need to earn money to look after older relatives or a spouse and supplement their pensions. At the same time, the tight labour market makes older workers attractive to employers.