Ageing Better launched the Age-friendly Employer Pledge in November to support employers who recognise the importance of older workers in boosting productivity and filling key skills gaps.
Rishi Sunak has reportedly announced plans to use a revamped mid-life MOT scheme to encourage more older people out of early retirement and back into work.
The Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) latest fortnightly business impact survey shows that 32% of businesses, with 10 or more employees, said they were short of staff.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has announced plans for millions of employees to be given the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
For Saga Group – which offers a range of products and services exclusively for over 50s – its customer focus directly informs the way it thinks about its workforce.