Decision details
Employment Opportunities for People Over 50
Decision Maker: Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly
Status: Complete
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The
National Assembly for Wales’s Enterprise
and Business Committee undertook an inquiry into employment opportunities
for people over 50.
Terms
of reference
- The barriers that face people over 50
trying to re-enter the labour market
- The extent of age-discrimination and its
impact on the recruitment of people over 50
- Whether there are any disadvantages to
people over 50 re-entering the labour market
- The effectiveness of the Welsh
Government’s Strategy for Older People in Wales 2013-23 in assisting
people over 50 into work
- The support that is most effective for
people over 50 trying to re-enter the labour market (particularly
programmes and projects).
As
part of these terms of reference, the Committee considered:
- The availability and suitability of
local job opportunities
- The need for relevant support and skills
training
- Transport difficulties, including
availability and cost (especially in rural areas)
- Lack of confidence (for example,
following redundancy)
- Assisting and supporting people with
additional challenges (for example, those with a disability)
- Potential barriers to people over 50
accessing employment owing to caring responsibilities (for example, caring
for elderly parents)
- The role of people over 50 in mentoring
younger workers and passing on their skills and knowledge
- How people over 50 re-entering the
labour market can affect the number of jobs and career progression
opportunities available to younger workers
- Assisting those from areas of high unemployment
- The impact and value-for-money of
European funding.
Evidence from the Public
The
Committee held a public consultation to gather evidence on this topic.
Decisions:
8.1
The Committee agreed the draft letter to the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology
on Employment Opportunities for People over 50.
Publication date: 23/10/2015
Date of decision: 21/10/2015
Decided at meeting: 21/10/2015 - Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly
Accompanying Documents:
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