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Overtly ageist businesses will pay the price for such blinkered thinking – in a myriad of ways

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Emily Andrews
19 Jul 2024
4 min read
An employment tribunal has granted a multi-million award to a senior executive dismissed by a firm that had a policy of only hiring people under the age of 45.
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If Labour want to kickstart economic growth, it is vital that any reform of employment support includes specific focus on older workers

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12 Jul 2024
2 min read
This week the government has outlined initial reforms to the Department for Work and Pensions in a bid to tackle growing levels of economic inactivity and welfare spending.
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Closing employment gap for older workers would generate £9 billion a year for economy

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10 Jun 2024
5 min read
Older workers currently get poorer opportunities and outcomes when it comes to finding work, receiving employment support, facing redundancy or receiving training.
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“Awful. Panicky”: How work-related inequalities are impacting older women’s hopes for their futures

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6 Jun 2024
Gender, ethnicity and caring responsibilities can all impact working lives and heighten the risk of financial insecurity in later life.
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Age-friendliness as a part of professionalism

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30 Jan 2024
Kingsway Care was established during the pandemic as a care provider that would hold itself to high standards of professionalism. Being age-friendly in relation to its workforce is a core element of that commitment.
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Imperial London Hotels: Changing mindsets

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26 Sep 2023
Imperial London Hotels is a family-run business that’s been going for 200 years. The pandemic made them rethink hospitality in favour of older workers.
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Case Study: Age-friendliness in the Blood

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12 Sep 2023
Sharon Betts, Director of Corporate Services at the Isle of Wight Council, talks to us about just some of the initiatives and good practice at the Council, that supports their commitment to being an Age-friendly Employer.
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Good Recruitment for Older Workers: An updated toolkit

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Centre for Ageing Better
5 Sep 2023
This new toolkit for 2023, and builds on age-friendly principles to introduce 3 new tools to minimise age bias in the recruitment process.
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New support for employers in bid to end age bias in recruitment

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5 Sep 2023
Ageing Better has released a new practical toolkit including three free tools to help reduce age bias in employers' recruitment process.
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A simple set of email and online form templates to convey all the key interview information about an interview, making the older applicant feel confident and re-assured about the process.
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