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As populations age, governments are encouraging people to work for longer. But many older workers—especially those with health conditions, caring responsibilities or insecure work histories—struggle to stay in employment or find a way back after job loss.

A new report from the 糖心TV Institute for Employment Research reviews UK and international evidence on active labour market programmes designed to support people aged 50 and over. It finds that generic, one-size-fits-all employment schemes often fail older workers, particularly those facing disadvantage.

The International Labour Organization's Future of Work initiative and the United Nation's Sustainability Goals call for inclusiveness by providing more reliable and adequate social protection. This , authored by Sonja Bekker , IER鈥檚 Trine Pernille Larsen and Janine Leschke, focuses on unemployment insurance benefits (UIB), drawing on examples primarily from European Union countries, arguing that the future of work is closely tied to proactive and inclusive support or the unemployed, geared to supporting labour market transitions.

A new was published in the International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health by Rebeka Balogh, Sudipa Sarkar, Chris Warhurst and colleagues at Interface Demography at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the Karolinska Institute.

The article examines the link between types of employment trajectories and Belgium workers having a subsequent registered disability from mental health.

A range of IER research was presented at the recent 44th International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG) online international conference 'Maximizing Potential of Career Guidance'. The conference was attended by career guidance and counselling professionals to share research and practice on how career guidance can maximise the potential of individuals and communities, education and economies.

While we may be in unprecedented times, a picture is already starting to emerge about the colossal impact that Covid-19 is having on labour markets, jobs and people.

The measures being implemented by countries to address the spread of Covid-19 are necessary as they will save lives but they are having a devastating impact on workers around the world. For example, in mid-March 2020, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimated that , representing around 81% of the world鈥檚 workforce. Moreover, the pandemic has intensified and expanded since the ILO鈥檚 initial estimates were published.