According to the organization, this phenomenon exemplifies stark class divisions, to the detriment of low-income professionals, especially those belonging to so-called ethnic minorities.
The latter, according to the organization’s report, represent 75 percent of older employees fired because of this condition and, plus, the number of people aged 50 to 65 years has increased by more than 20 percent in the last three years. working or looking for work because of illness.
In this regard, the TUC noted that plans to address labor shortages must address long-standing structural inequalities and urged ministers to “address the staffing crisis in the public service” by developing preventive measures.
The secretary-general of the trade union group, Paul Nowak, recommended to the Government guaranteed jobs available to older people, with rights, training and flexible work that would allow them to stay on the job longer.
This, he said, meant dropping plans to increase the retirement age “which would only send more Britons into years of poverty and poor health” and called for investment in the health care system to improve access to those services.
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