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| BIS Report Provides Insight into Experience of Workers Aged 60+ | | | Source: TAEN website 19.03.10
The Fair Treatment at Work Age Report, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills as part of their employment relations research series, focuses on the views of those aged over 60.
The Fair Treatment at Work Survey included 4,010 interviews in 2008 with current or recent workers and covered awareness of their rights, the problems experienced in the workplace and how such problems are resolved. The Age Report focused on 1,049 of those aged over 60 interviewed as part of a sample boost collected alongside the main survey.
Key findings included:
Awareness and knowledge of individual employment rights
• 82 per cent of those aged over 60 feel well or very well informed about their rights generally compared with 78 per cent of the main survey population
• 72 per cent of those aged over 60 feel they know enough about their employment rights with those aged 65-69 significantly more likely to report they know enough compared with 60-64 year olds.
• In 23 or 25 rights, a lower proportion of those aged over 60 felt these rights were important compared with the main survey, the only exceptions being the obligation to have a set retirement procedure and allowing an employee to work up to 65.
• Rights related to age are shown to be particularly important to older workers but the level of detail known about these rights does not differ markedly from other employment rights
Problems at work: employment rights, unfair treatment, discrimination, bullying and harassment
• One in five aged over 60 experienced any problem at work compared with one in three in the main survey population.
• 3 per cent of those aged over 60 experienced problems to do with retirement. Of those no longer in employment, 7 per cent reported this as a problem compared with 3 per cent of those still working.
• 8 per cent of those aged over 60 had experienced unfair treatment at work. Although age was stated as the one of the main reasons for unfair treatment by 2 per cent, this is less than experienced by those aged 16-24 (reported by 4 per cent).
• 4 per cent of those aged over 60 had experienced discrimination at work. Although age was stated as the one of the main reasons for discrimination by 1 per cent, this is less than experienced by those aged 16-24 (reported by 5 per cent).
• 3 per cent of those aged over 60 had experienced bullying and harassment at work compared with 5 per cent in the main survey.
Problems and their resolution
• 81 per cent of those whose problem at work was now over or most likely over had stayed with the same employer, compared with 76 per cent of the main survey.
• A smaller proportion of respondents over 60 left their employer as a direct result of the problem. 31 per cent said this decision was a direct result of the problem compared with 50 of respondents in the main survey.
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