Case study

Working life stories: Elaine Clifford

There are pros and cons to starting your own business at this age - the pro is that you... read more

How does the gender pensions gap affect you?

Today is gender pensions gap day and we wanted to highlight some of the voices from our... read more

Best for mental health

Luan Isaac was 41 and her youngest son was just a year old when she first felt... read more

Working life stories: Max Wallace

Max Wallace has, like many, had a life of many ups and downs, of loss and new beginnings,... read more

Ageism at work: Louise’s story

Louise Woods' working life has not been what she hoped for, particularly since she hit... read more

Best for flexible working

Flexible working is increasingly sought after by workers of all ages, but... read more

Ageism at work: ‘You can almost see the cogs turning in recruiters’ heads’

Workingwise.co.uk has long had a focus on combating ageism in employment. At the end of... read more

Best for older workers

People tend to assume that the tech sector is for younger generations. But tech training... read more

Normalising the menopause at work

Over a year ago, Jo Saunders, a senior delivery manager at QA, began experiencing... read more

Working life stories: embracing the portfolio career

Lorna Valcin spent years working long hours in the legal profession until she decided in... read more

A life in several series

Peter Penny says he has lived his life in several series. He started off at art... read more

Adding another string to his bow

After years of working in the corporate world, a new business opportunity presented itself... read more

Working life stories: Beyond the kitchen table

Marie Brown's father was working class and her grandfather was a ship welder in... read more

Adapting to change in the PR industry

Michelle Thomas is a self-employed PR worker and a single mum. While being freelance came... read more

‘Let’s shout about the value of a mature worker’

In November, we revealed the findings of our survey of older workers, which found 55% had... read more

Working life stories: from leader of the Police Federation to battlefield tour guide

From leader of the Police Federation to battlefield tour guide

The former General Secretary of the Police Federation Andy Fittes gave around 30 years to... read more

Working life stories: combining working and learning

As a child, Alison Slater dreamt of being a teacher, but she left school at 16 to join the... read more

‘It became very obvious that I was never going to be chosen’

Tanya Forester* was made redundant on 16th December 2020 from her job at a destination... read more

‘Told to take the first 12 years off my employment history’

John James* was made redundant in June 2019 from his job as a construction manager in the... read more

Tackling menopause at QA

Last week on the ‘How to become an age friendly employer webinar’ for National Older... read more

Retirement is not an option

Workingwise.co.uk surveyed around 2,000 older workers for National Older Workers Week. We... read more