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Ageing Better launches Age-Friendly Employer Pledge as scale of ageism in the workplace revealed

We've launched a new pledge for businesses and organisations who want to address urgent labour shortages and maximise the potential of older workers.

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Too much stick, not enough carrot? Why benefit sanctions won’t secure more older workers

The time for people claiming Universal Credit to look for jobs in their chosen sector will be slashed. But evidence suggests this is unlikely to motivate more people into work.

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Why older workers are the future

Even though older workers make up a third of the workforce they're still facing many difficulties in remaining or returning to the job market.

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Elizabeth's voice - Work after redundancy

Elizabeth talks about her journey back into fulfilling work after being made redundant seven years ago.

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Will Rishi's Restart scheme help older jobseekers?

Rishi Sunak's Government Spending Review outlined a 'Restart' scheme designed to help people struggling to get back into work, but it's not yet clear how it will address the particular challenges faced by over 50s workers, who are more likely to face long term unemployment.

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Ageing Better responds to the Chancellor's government spending review

The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, announced a further £2.9 billion of funding to help restart the careers of those who have fallen out of work as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Work | State of Ageing in 2020

The proportion of people over the age of 50 in employment has risen over the last 20 years, but this progress masks the large number of people falling out of work prematurely.

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New pilot project to support West Midlands workers at risk of redundancy

The Centre for Ageing Better’s project, funded by Barclays, will test new ways to retrain and reskill older workers at risk of redundancy.

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