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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

These are also sectors with high levels of social contact where it’s not possible to work from home, so perhaps some older workers chose to resign out of fear for their health. This is what happened after the global financial crisis of 2007-09, for instance. Implications and policy challenges.

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How prepared are workers’ compensation systems for COVID-19?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

The then chairman wrote: In the closing months of the last year we have been compelled to reject a number of claims arising out of the influenza epidemic, in which mothers with small children made application for pensions. Those charged with these tasks amplified the messages from experts. One case was particularly painful.