Age-friendly employers infographics

An older man and younger woman working together

Featured

Guides for delivering employment support services for people in their 50s and 60s

Based on our engagement with those using services, as well as a review of existing evidence, we have developed a range of practical resources to support people delivering frontline services.

Downloadable Resource

Featured

Age-friendly Employer Pledge

Sign up to the Age-friendly Employer Pledge and show you recognise the value of older workers

Featured

Good Recruitment for Older Workers (GROW)

We know that 36% of 50-69 year olds feel at a disadvantage applying for jobs due to their age. This project is looking at ways of reducing age bias and discrimination in the recruitment process.

Featured

Flexible working for over 50s – A toolkit for employers

Developed in partnership with Timewise and based on extensive research and employer pilots, this toolkit sets out to maximise the benefits of flexible working for both businesses and individuals.

Downloadable Resource

Featured

Mid-life support: Insights for employers

This report highlights the importance of providing support to employees in mid-life as a way of helping them stay in work for longer if they want to, plan for what they will need in retirement, and think ahead about their future needs.

Downloadable Resource

Featured

Becoming an age-friendly employer

The older workforce is already a reality. This guide sets out five simple actions that employers can take now to improve the way they recruit, support and retain older workers.

Downloadable Resource

Steps to Your Goal Evaluation

Our in-house evaluation of the Steps to Your Goal employment support pilot. The pilot, developed by Centre for Ageing Better following an extensive co-design process and delivered by Triage and HealthFind, supported people over 50 in Middlesbrough looking to find work.

Recruiting older workers can fill gaps in the labour market 

The hospitality, travel and leisure sectors offer positive employment opportunities for workers over 50, but those sectors are not always capitalising on this pool of older talent.

Age-friendly employers infographics

Work is important financially and is also a major source of social connections. Good quality, fulfilling work is important financially, gives people a sense of purpose and is a major source of social connections.