Age

The scrapping of the default retirement age in 2011 and the investment in the apprenticeship levy in 2017 has meant workforces are more likely than ever to be intergenerational: made up of five generations working together.

Age diversity presents challenges relating to understanding difference because every generation thinks differently, is interested in different issues and motivated by different things, but it can be easy to forget this in the workplace. By supporting you to understand these different dynamics, Inclusive Employers can enable you to maximise the performance of your intergenerational workforce.

With one third of the UK’s workforce over 50 by 2025 and the pandemic leading to a wave of resignations/early retirements with three in five over-50s leaving the workforce sooner than planned, how are we planning for the future? Conversely, we are hearing more and more about people working into their 70s, retraining and starting new careers in mid-life, and even ‘unretiring’ What opportunities are organisations offering this untapped pipeline?

This session led by key researchers across this topic, will explore what opportunities there are for the ‘older/skilled’ worker of today. We will discuss labelling and share some top tips on how to support those who want to remain in the workplace.