New figures collated by the DWP, Local authority comparison: Employment rate for the 50 to 64 age group (older workers), reveal those local authority districts which have the highest employment rates for older workers. Watford has the highest estimated employment rate amongst 50 to 64s at 89.5% of this age group in work. The Shetlands followed closely on 88.3% and north Dorset on 87.2%. Other high-performing areas include Stroud in Gloucestershire (85.3%), south Northamptonshire (84.6%), Horsham in Sussex (84.2%), and Tandridge in Surrey (84.2%). These statistics are a valuable tool for diversity benchmarking/monitoring and also for Respondents in ‘older worker high employment areas’ who have lost unfair dismissal claims involving Claimants in the relevant age bracket and who want to challenge evidence about mitigating loss and future loss.

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