Crossroads after 50

This report draws together the findings from 12 individual Joseph Rowntree Foundation research projects, published in the Transitions after 50 series. The report:
· reviews evidence on a range of aspects of older workers' transitions, including their experiences at work, their reasons for leaving and what they do outside paid work;
· explores the extent to which people plan the kind of transition that suits them best, or are constrained by circumstances beyond their control
· looks at how far they are led by the relative financial attractiveness of work and retirement, or by factors in their lives and their jobs that would cause them to retire or continue working regardless of money aspects.
With critical implications for shaping policy, Crossroads after 50 brings to the attention of the policy and research communities revealing findings from a previously under-researched field.
Transitions after 50 series
People are living longer, yet increasingly are leaving working life well before the state retirement age. The Joseph Rowntree Fountain programme, Transitions after 50, explores people's experiences, decisions and constraints as they pass from active labour market participation in their middle years towards a new identity in later life. Reports in this series look in particular at issues about work, income and activities beyond work during this period of transition.
For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.