{"id":56128,"date":"2017-05-27T00:41:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T17:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-older-workers-can-help-the-economy-letters\/"},"modified":"2017-05-27T00:49:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-26T17:49:17","slug":"how-older-workers-can-help-the-economy-letters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/how-older-workers-can-help-the-economy-letters\/","title":{"rendered":"How older workers can help the economy | Letters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nWe need employers to actively retain, retrain and recruit older workers, writes Patrick Thomson of the Centre for Ageing BetterAs your article highlights (Retirement age of 70 needed to avert pensions crisis, says WEF, 26 May), the demographic shift that we are currently facing may put financial strains on the economy unless changes to both employment and recruitment practices towards older workers are addressed. However, our increasing longevity needs to be seen as an opportunity, not a financial burden.The fact we are living longer means we can enjoy longer careers, and it is estimated that extending the average working life by just one year could increase GDP by 1%, or \u00a320bn by 2023. Our research has shown that people derive benefits from working in later life, as long as that work is fulfilling. Continue reading&#8230;&#013;<br \/>\n&#013;<br \/>\nSource : theguardian.com&#013;<br \/>\nRead more&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/money\/2017\/may\/26\/how-older-workers-can-help-the-economy\" target=\"_blank\">How older workers can help the economy | Letters<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#013; We need employers to actively retain, retrain and recruit older workers, writes Patrick Thomson of&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-eBi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8814,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/millions-of-older-workers-forced-to-delay-retirement\/","url_meta":{"origin":56128,"position":0},"title":"Millions of older workers forced to delay retirement","date":"March 22, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Four in 10 over-50s expect to work until 70 or older due to insufficient pension savings and lingering debt, says AvivaMillions of workers in their 50s have been forced to postpone their retirement by eight years due to a lack of pension savings and high levels of debt, according\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":66654,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/surge-in-older-workers-with-jobs-as-retirement-dates-creep-back\/","url_meta":{"origin":56128,"position":1},"title":"Surge in older workers with jobs as retirement dates creep back\u00a0","date":"September 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Surge in older workers with jobs as retirement dates creep back\u00a0","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":43015,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hire-one-million-more-older-workers-government-tsar-urges-firms\/","url_meta":{"origin":56128,"position":2},"title":"Hire one million more older workers, Government tsar urges firms","date":"February 6, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...Hire one million more older workers, Government tsar urges firms","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":54807,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/a-million-shades-of-grey-why-older-workers-should-fill-uk-skills-gap\/","url_meta":{"origin":56128,"position":3},"title":"A million shades of grey: Why older workers should fill UK skills gap","date":"May 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Source : telegraph.co.uk\r Read more...A million shades of grey: Why older workers should fill UK skills gap","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Property News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":39085,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/overseas-vietnamese-are-no-longer-just-sending-remittances-to-family\/","url_meta":{"origin":56128,"position":4},"title":"Overseas Vietnamese are no longer just sending remittances to family","date":"December 27, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\r So where is their dong being invested? 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