Becky Allen

Among the long and neglected to-do list of UK policy, six areas in OSH are in need of urgent attention and legislation. This is our manifesto for systemic and lasting change.

Ageing working populations are characteristic of high-income nations. Unemployment among 50- to 64-year-olds in members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is half that of 25- to 49-year-olds. In 2012, 26% of the working age population in the UK was between 50 and state retirement age. That proportion will rise to 35% by 2050.