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An employment lawyer’s perspective on age discrimination

Blog

7 Oct 2021

Older workers who are made redundant find it harder to find alternative employment. What can employers do to promote inclusivity and age diversity in their workplace?

Good Recruitment for Older Workers: A guide for employers

This recruitment guide sets out five key actions, with checklists designed to help your organisation to become a more age-inclusive employer.

Ageism will lock older workers out of employment as furlough ends, experts warn

News

Centre for Ageing Better

6 Oct 2021

Employers could be missing out on the benefits of an intergenerational workforce, with the OECD finding that age diversity in the workforce could boost GDP by 19% in the next 30 years.

Good Recruitment for Older Workers: A guide for employers

Publication

Centre for Ageing Better

6 Oct 2021

We know that 36% of 50-70 year olds feel at a disadvantage applying for jobs due to their age. This recruitment guide sets out five key actions to help organisations become more age-inclusive.

Our response to the government's announcement on the pensions triple lock

News

Centre for Ageing Better

8 Sep 2021

It’s vital that the suspension of the triple lock is a genuinely temporary measure in response to the events of the pandemic, and that the earnings link be reinstated after a year.

Improving the recruitment of older workers

Event

30 Sep 2021

In this webinar we explored the recruitment of older workers both from the perspective of employers and workers, as well as the impact of language in job adverts.

More support needed for health at work post-pandemic if state pension age is to continue to rise

News

Centre for Ageing Better

24 Jun 2021

New report highlights the challenges faced by over 50s workers with health conditions, highlighting that many people struggle as a result of poor line management.

Understanding the changing patterns of work at older ages

Event

17 Jun 2021

Following new research by the IFS, this live-stream explored some of the challenges older workers and jobseekers might face when the furlough scheme is wound down.

Age-friendly employers

Good Recruitment for Older Workers (GROW)

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