A Tory minister, yep another one, has left people angry after he suggested old people delivering takeaways is a good idea.
The Times reported that during a visit to Deliveroo’s headquarters, work and pensions secretary Mel Stride said that over-50s should take on flexible jobs like , you guessed it, takeaway delivery.
Stride claimed that it was “good for people to consider options they might not have otherwise thought of”.
Old people delivering takeaways
Mr Stride said: “What we’re seeing here is the ability to log on and off any time you like, no requirement to have to do a certain number of hours over a certain period of time, which is driving huge opportunities.
He then added that employers could also benefit from widening their recruitment pool to “access all the available talent”, and that flexible working can attract older workers.
Stride said: “You really do need to sensibly stop, take where you are in life, and assess whether, for example, you’ve got enough money to get you through with the kind of lifestyle and living standards that you’re expecting.”
Economically inactive
About 8.6 million people in the UK – equivalent to one in five working adults – are classed as economically inactive, according to the Office for National Statistics. More than 3.4 million of them are over 50 but under the retirement age.
Reactions
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Charlie Falconer wrote: “Norman Tebbit said get on your bike in response to mass unemployment and rioting in 1981. Mel Stride uses it now in the face of stagnation and inflation. Traditional Tory response in face of Tory induced economic failure.”
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This p*ss take wrote: “This is a great idea from Govt Minister Mel Stride to get the cash strapped elderly off warm buses & away from the food banks! Perhaps the oldies could do: Dentistry Fruit picking Lorry driving Routine surgery Fracking Drag Oil drilling GB News presenting.”
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Ahh thanks!
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