Let me give 2 examples on which to focus: The population aged 55 and older still have 10–15 years of work ahead, and a considerable percentage of them have not yet returned to the labor market. It should be remembered that this is a population for whom it is often the peak of their lives and the peak of their careers.
There is a real concern that without government assistance in training they will not be able to return to the labor market in the years remaining in their career. We are liable to lose here 15 years of work and productivity of tens of thousands of workers.