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Category: Employment News

Low literacy and numeracy skills a barrier to support for millions of older people

New research from Learning and Work Institute, supported by Age UK, reveals an estimated six million people over 50 have difficulties with maths and six million have difficulties with reading.

November 24, 2024
Closing employment gap for older workers “would generate £9 billion a year for economy”

The Centre for Ageing Better has joined forces with other organisations to create the 50+ Employment Commitment which outlines six steps political parties should take to level the playing field for older workers.

June 13, 2024
With Covid still here, ILC issues plea to support employee vaccinations

Covid has not gone away, and with many older people potentially vulnerable to the effects of Long-Covid, ILC-UK is urging the Government to provide tax incentives to support employers who want to vaccinate their older members of staff.

April 10, 2024
Life expectancy decline hits economy and workforce

Life expectancy for people aged over 50 has started to fall, new research from the International Longevity Centre – UK (ILC) reveals. The think tank finds that changes to the health and life expectancy of people over 50 will have a significant impact on the economy.

December 22, 2023
“Unretirement Entrepreneur of the Year” is watching everyone’s backs…

The very first “Unretirement Entrepreneur of the Year” has been crowned at the Great British Entrepreneur Award’s gala ceremony at the London Grosvenor Hilton Hotel.

December 2, 2023
Almost one million more workers aged 65 and above since the millennium, new analysis reveals

Ageing Better’s new analysis of the latest ONS Labour Market data reveals that the employment rate of those aged 65 and above has doubled over the past quarter of a century.

October 31, 2023
More than a million over 50-year-olds remain “involuntarily workless”

ILC UK research shows that one in ten people aged between 50 and state pension age don’t work but want to.

September 19, 2023
“Platinum Pound” report finds UK economy could unlock billions by making the workplace more inclusive

The Platinum Pound, a new report by cross-party think-tank Demos, supported by Anchor, has revealed the UK economy could unlock £6.6bn a year by making staying in work more inclusive. The report reveals an additional £1.2bn a year could be unlocked by returning to pre-pandemic rates of later life volunteers.

September 13, 2023
New support “toolkit” for employers launched in bid to end age bias in recruitment

The Centre for Ageing Better has launched new support to help employers remove age bias from their recruitment processes to maximise the full potential benefits of older workers for organisations.

September 5, 2023
Investment in preventative health key to longer working lives

Across the G7 the UK leads the way in long working lives: But the wealthy world faces a long-term workforce crisis due to demographic change, argues the International Longevity Centre, and we still need to work another three to seven years to become a world leader and help our economy adapt to longer lives.

August 2, 2023

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