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Older workers need more support from employers, says Aviva poll

Open-access content 19th September 2017
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19 September 2017 | Herpreet Kaur Grewal


More than five million workers over the age of 50 are concerned that health issues will prevent them from prolonging their working lives, reveals Aviva's latest Real Retirement research.

 

Half (55 per cent) admit to fearing that work will become detrimental to their health or they might not be well enough to keep working, including 13 per cent who say this is already an issue for them. 

 

Aviva calls for more support from employers as only 14 per cent of older workers say their workplace culture is positive towards them. 

 

Fewer than one in five (17 per cent) over-50s workers say they have access to well-being advice and initiatives in the workplace that could help prevent health issues from impacting their careers.  

 

Although Aviva's research suggests that the average worker over 50 expects to retire completely at 66, many intend to work into their late 60s and beyond.  

 

Nearly half (48 per cent) now expect to work past the age of 65 - the former default retirement age - including nearly one in four (23 per cent) who plan to work beyond 70 and 13 per cent who do not expect to ever fully retire. Two in five (41 per cent) don't know when they'll be able to retire fully. 

 

Many older employees already expect to retire later than they planned to at a younger age. Among those who know when they expect to retire, three in five (62 per cent, or 3.6 million people) say their expected retirement age is older than they thought it would be 10 years ago. In 2010, the average retirement age for men and women was 65 and 62 respectively. Aviva's research suggests that the average expected retirement age for both men and women in 2017 is 66. 

 

Those retiring later than planned are partly doing so out of financial necessity. Two in five (43 per cent) do not have enough in their pension savings to retire when they wanted to and 32 per cent say the cost of living means they cannot afford to stop working. 

 

However, a third (34 per cent) choose to keep working as they enjoy the mental stimulation of their job and more than one in four (27 per cent) would be lonely without the social interaction. 

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