The Longer Working Lives Policy Letter was debated by the States on 7th February 2018. Agreed actions will be progressed as resources become available.
During 2016-2017, the Committee for Employment & Social Security reviewed what changes may be needed to support people to work for longer. We are expecting that in future there will be a higher proportion of older people in the population of Guernsey and Alderney. In addition, it has been already agreed that the State Pension Age will increase from 65, at a rate of 2 months per year, starting in 2020, to reach 70 by 2049.
It was recognised that there is a need to respond to these changes by finding out more about the barriers to work that people face and seeking to address these.
A Policy Letter on Longer Working Lives was prepared, which was debated by the States on 7th February 2018. The Policy Letter can be found here: https://gov.gg/article/162927/States-Meeting-on-7-February-2018-Billets-V-VI--VII. A number of actions were agreed which will be taken forward by the Committee for Employment & Social Security as resources become available around the Committee's strategic priorities (which include the Disability & Inclusion; Affordable Housing; the Supported Living & Ageing Well Strategy; and Social Welfare).
As part of the development of the Policy Letter, a public consultation was undertaken in June-July 2017, the Draft Proposals consulted on and the Summary of Findings to that consultation are also available in the downloads section on this page.
Should you require any further information, please contact us by emailing employmentandsocialsecurity@gov.gg or call 01481 732546
Updated: February 2018
