Blog
Patrick Thomson
25 Feb 2021
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The economic fallout from the pandemic has resulted in the highest unemployment figures for the past five years and from an increasingly tough job market.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has only exacerbated people’s bad physical and mental health and placed new demands on health services.
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We've released a suite of icons, freely available for public use, as alternatives to symbols commonly used to represent ageing and older people.
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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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The massive economic impact of the pandemic has resulted in significant job losses across many sectors of society but the over 50s are in danger of being overlooked.
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Denise's voice - ageism in recruitment
The carer has experienced different forms of ageism over the years but says that employers are overlooking good workers because of their age.
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Patricia's voice - ageism in recruitment
The school worker experienced ageism after returning to work from shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Too much experience: Older workers’ perceptions of ageism in the recruitment process (online version)
This online report shares findings from a research project looking at ageism in the recruitment process from the perspective of older workers.
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