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Back on track: Improving employment support for over 50s jobseekers

Publication

Centre for Ageing Better

7 Jul 2020

This report offers lessons from the experiences of older jobseekers and outlines the support needed to get them back into employment.

Supporting jobseekers with caring responsibilities during the COVID-19 recovery

Blog

Kim Chaplain

12 Jun 2020

At least a million workers aged between 50 and 64 are out of work involuntarily, with caring responsibilities being one of the main reasons. Why aren't they being supported?

Supporting carers back into work: Insights from the Working Potential project

Publication

Centre for Ageing Better

12 Jun 2020

This report looks at the needs of those with caring responsibilities trying to seek employment and how they can be supported back into work.

Response to new stats from ONS showing 3.4m key workers are 50 or over

News

Centre for Ageing Better

15 May 2020

New ONS figures today show that 3.4 million key workers are over the age of 50, making up almost a third of all key workers. An estimated 130,000 key workers are over the age of 70.

A generational blame game will only hinder our COVID-19 recovery

Blog

Emily Andrews

7 May 2020

The evidence so far shows that younger workers are likely to be hit hard by the economic fallout of coronavirus. But the devastation is likely to hit all ages - with particularly long-lasting consequences for older workers.

Out of Office: the new reality of flexible work in lockdown Britain

Blog

Patrick Thomson

9 Apr 2020

The COVID-19 control measures meant that, overnight, anyone who could work from home was asked to do so. For many businesses and employees, this would be their first experience working from home.

Who are the health professionals returning to the NHS to support the fight against Covid-19?

Blog

Patrick Thomson

25 Mar 2020

The NHS is calling on 65,000 retired staff to return to support the fight against COVID-19: Who are they, why did they leave and what can they expect when they return?

Workplace changes are needed to achieve an economic win-win

Blog

23 Mar 2020

While some employers are already making headway in creating age-friendly workplaces, increased education and uptake of inclusive practices is needed to keep more of us in work for longer.

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