Most employers want their staff to work beyond the age of 65 but few workers agree, according to a new report.
A survey covering 1,800 firms by recruitment company Manpower showed that only one in four had a strategy for retaining older workers despite being in favour of the idea.
The report said there was now a disparity between managers and staff on when workers should retire.
Around 52 per cent of employers increasingly expected people to work beyond the age of 65 while just one in three workers were in favour.
Mark Cahill, managing director of Manpower said: "Older workers provide a valuable skills resource and one which enlightened employers are embracing.
"To make the most of an age-diverse workforce, employers must ensure they have the right processes in place to encourage and support workers at both ends of the age spectrum - providing specialist training and flexible working opportunities, for example."
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