Mid-life MOT

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What we learned from working with over 50s facing redundancy

For people who are being made redundant from life-long or long-term jobs, redundancy can be a major blow to their confidence and self-esteem.

More than 100 employers sign up to become an Age-friendly Employer

More than 100 leading organisations and businesses, including HM Treasury, the Department for Work and Pensions, and a number of Marriott hotels have already joined the scheme within its first 100 days.  

Colin's story - 'unretiring' as an older worker

Colin, Training Officer at Bolton Council, shares his experience of enjoying a new career in his 60s.

Budget is a missed opportunity but Chancellor right to overhaul employment system failing millions

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has delivered his Spring Budget in which he expressed a desire to lift the economic inactivity levels among older workers.

New scheme to help older workers in the West Midlands to bounce back from the shock of redundancy

We're developing a new redundancy support service with FareShare Midlands, and funded by Barclays LifeSkills, to help stop older workers falling out of work for good.

How we prototyped and co-designed redundancy support

Through co-design and working with experts we've created a programme that puts the experiences of people going through redundancy at the heart of our work.

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Did the Spring Budget deliver for older workers?

We discussed whether the Budget really will deliver more employment for people in their 50s and 60s.

The Spring Budget could be a spark to get over 50s back in the workplace

We take a look at four key policies that have been suggested to tackle economic inactivity among older workers.