Research and analysis

Future of ageing: changing work requirements and environments

Review looking at the effects of changing work requirements and environments on older people in 2025 and 2040.

• From: Government Office for Science
• Published: 28 September 2015

Documents

How are work requirements and environments evolving and what will be the impact of this on individuals who will reach 65 in 2025 and 2040?

Ref: GS/15/25

PDF, 342 KB, 31 pages

Details

This review focuses on the ageing workforce, how organisations are reacting to this, and the likely effects of changing work requirements and environments on older people. It covers 4 broad areas:

• changing institutional arrangements
• work environments
• employer attitudes
• older workers’ ability to work

This evidence review was commissioned as part of the Foresight future of an ageing population project.

Published 28 September 2015