Employment experts round on Hunt’s remarks on ‘golf course’ over-50s

Jeremy Hunt said in January that contributing to the economy ‘doesn’t just have to be about going to the golf course’. Photograph: Jordan Pettitt/PA

Employment experts have hit back at the chancellor’s suggestion that over-50s should get off the golf course and return to work to help tackle the UK’s labour shortages.

MPs on the business, energy and industrial strategy committee were told that while millions of older people want to work, they often have long-term health conditions, care responsibilities, or are struggling to find a flexible job.