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The Employment Rights Bill: what does it mean for older workers?

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Elena Boninsegni
22 Dec 2025
5 min read
After months of debate and a lengthy back and forth between the Commons and the Lords, the Employment Rights Bill has finally become law.
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Putting people at the heart of change: Unlocking the benefits of the Mayfield Review

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Rebecca Lines
5 Dec 2025
4 min read
A month ago today [December 5], the independent review by businessman Sir Charles Mayfield into the role of employers in tackling health-related economic inactivity was published.
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Five ways the UK government can support Disabled older people access work

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Rebecca Lines
26 Nov 2025
3 min read
Disabled older people face a double prejudice that significantly restricts their involvement in the job market.
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Retaining older workers vital to meeting government's house building and infrastructure drive

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Tracy Riddell
25 Sep 2025
4 min read
The construction industry is experiencing a skills and labour shortage with thousands more workers needed to help the government meet its house building and infrastructure ambitions.
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What Disabled older workers want to see from employers

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Rebecca Lines
24 Sep 2025
3 min read
New research from the Centre for Ageing Better reveals Disabled older workers are more likely to feel their workplace is not inclusive, experience negative treatment when applying for jobs or promotions and have lower levels of job satisfaction than non-disabled people of the same age.
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Helping older workers access employment

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21 Jul 2025
4 min read
A recent employability support initiative in Middlesbrough focused on the needs of jobseekers over the age of 50.
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Recruiting older workers can fill gaps in the labour market 

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Tracy Riddell
23 Apr 2025
The hospitality, travel and leisure sectors offer positive employment opportunities for workers over 50, but those sectors are not always capitalising on this pool of older talent.
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Unequal opportunity: How your postcode impacts your chances of working into your 50s and 60s

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25 Mar 2025
5 min read
There are more than three times as many 50-64-year-olds in work in the South East of England compared to the North East, our new analysis reveals.
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Persistent ageist myths revealed as Age Without Limits campaign moves into second year

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27 Jan 2025
6 min read
Our Age Without Limits anti-ageism campaign enters its second year and is calling on everybody to notice, challenge and change the country’s negative attitudes towards ageing and older people.
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Why the over 50s are key to solving the health and work dilemma

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Centre for Ageing Better
22 Oct 2024
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.
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