Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: Why we need a joined-up vision for our ageing society
As a new report calls for a cross-governmental group and a select committee to bring... read more
Blogs & Opinion
In this section you can find blogs and independent opinions from older workers, and experts in work and business. They cover a wide range of issues including current affairs.
Self-Employment
Diary of an older jobseeker
Stephen Burge starts a regular column on his attempts to find a job in the UK after... read more
Career Advice
Not retiring: how do you learn best?
How do we learn best and are different forms of support needed for people in different age... read more
Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: The Autumn Statement
The Autumn Statement promised cuts in National Insurance contributions, but had worrying... read more
Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: making people feel valued
We focus a lot on older people who have left or fallen out of the workforce, but what... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Not retiring: why flexi is a lifeline for many
For many people flexible working of all kinds makes working possible. At a time of... read more
Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: are the generations so different?
Do the different generations want different things from work or it is better to treat... read more
Flexible Working Practices
Not retiring: back to the office vs working from home
Are people going back to the office for the heating or wanting to stay away due to... read more
Health & Wellbeing
Not retiring: why making it possible to rest matters
It's not enough to say people need to take screen breaks. They need to have the time in... read more
Flexible Working
Not retiring: the joys of portfolio working
Are professionals secretly working more than one full-time job or is overemployment more... read more
Returning to work
Not retiring: the age and CV dilemma
Should you disguise your age on your CV or is that giving in to ageism? read more
Retirement Planning
Not retiring: tackling major transitions
Life is a series of big and little transitions so how can employers help link them all up... read more
Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: why Good Work matters
If we want to retain older workers we need to focus more on work that is flexible and good... read more
Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: here’s to intergenerational solidarity
There's a lot of talk about age diversity and it is often pitted against other forms of... read more
Flexible Working
Not retiring: two-tier flex?
Why does the Government only seems to be interested in flexible working when it fits its... read more
Employing Older Workers
Not retiring: the problem of job dissatisfaction
Job dissatisfaction was a major reason for older people quitting the workforce during the... read more
Returning to work
Not retiring: the job search and job reinvention challenge
Finding a job in uncertain economic times, despite labour shortages in some areas, can be... read more
Returning to work
Not retiring: the need for more skills training
Why more needs to be done to reskill the workforce - both old and young - to face the... read more
Flexible Working
Not retiring: On yer bike
Is Deliveroo the answer to labour shortages associated with the rise in over 50s becoming... read more
Health & Wellbeing
Not retiring: has the Universal Basic Income come of age?
In the face of a crumbling welfare net, discussions about alternatives are gathering pace.... read more
Carers & Sandwich Generation
Not retiring: equal treatment for elder and childcare
We need to take a more holistic approach to the care needs of the UK workforce. read more
