Mothers, older workers and disabled talent are key to getting the UK working, think tank says

A think tank is calling for government efforts to increase numbers in the UK workforce to concentrate on helping more mothers back into work and assisting older workers and those with disabilities stay in it – not persuading older workers to “unretire”.

In its latest report, Post-pandemic participation, the Resolution Foundation found that economic inactivity among all adults has risen by 830,000 since the start of the pandemic, with three quarters (76 per cent) of this increase coming from the over 50s.

The findings have led to calls for action to encourage more people back into work ahead of any proposals on tackling economic inactivity in the spring budget next month. However, the report warns against focusing policy efforts on trying to entice the most recent ‘Covid cohort’ – early retirees who left employment during the Covid pandemic – back into the labour market.

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