Unemployment risk rising for over 50s

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is placing adults over 50 at a higher risk of unemployment and putting employers under pressure to consider the mid-to-long term prospects of their employees. According to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), published in November, unemployment among people over 50 has increased by one-third year-on-year as the pandemic continues to shrink the UK economy. Data published by the ONS in January this year also found that employment levels for people...