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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Overtly ageist businesses will pay the price for such blinkered thinking – in a myriad of ways
An employment tribunal has granted a multi-million award to a senior executive dismissed by a firm that had a policy of only hiring people under the age of 45.
How to be an Age-friendly Business: A framework for customer-facing settings
This framework has been developed to communicate what it means to be an age-friendly business and organises a broad range of ideas into the key steps any business can take to become more age-friendly.
If Labour want to kickstart economic growth, it is vital that any reform of employment support includes specific focus on older workers
This week the government has outlined initial reforms to the Department for Work and Pensions in a bid to tackle growing levels of economic inactivity and welfare spending.