Fulfilling work: What do older workers value about work and why? Research methodology

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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.

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Age-friendly Employer Pledge

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Why the over 50s are key to solving the health and work dilemma

Our comprehensive health and work evidence review finds older people with a long-term health condition more likely to be out-of-work than younger peers.

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.