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.
The Centre for Ageing Better's report calls for employers to be more age-friendly and inclusive of those over 50, including doing more to tackle age discrimination in the workplace.
Ageing Better recently published research showing that a quarter of workers over the age of 55 and managing a health condition are considering leaving employment.
In the Greater Manchester Strategy, published by the Combined Authority in October, we set out our vision for Greater Manchester, including our ambitions for employment.
Our workforce, like the population at large, is ageing. This is dramatically changing the structure of our workforce, as we have more clients, colleagues and customers in older age brackets.
Poor health isn’t an inevitable part of ageing - however, it's one of the biggest factors causing people to leave work earlier than they would like to.
In our response to the Green Paper, we welcome the focus on promoting work as a health outcome and the recognition that people with health conditions face particular barriers in relation to employment.
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