Age

Older workers with long-term health conditions are more likely to be out of work than their younger peers, according to...

Nearly three in five (57%) of young employees believe it is important for businesses to have set race and gender targets, a new study reveals

Employers are missing a vital opportunity by not exploiting the combination of older workers’ experience and AI tools, research has...

Employers are failing to consider millions of people for new jobs due to ageism, with 57 being the average age candidates are “too old”.

Hear what a hospitality company has learned from championing an older workforce.

A judge has ruled that breaking wind on a younger colleague at work amounts to age discrimination in a case...

Dr Emily Andrews from the Centre for Ageing Better argues that ageist employers harm both themselves and the economy.

Closing the employment gap for older workers could generate £9bn a year for the UK economy, according to the Centre for Ageing Better.

Kate Field discusses how employers can adapt to an increasingly age-diverse workforce. 

Most prison officers in Scotland feel their retirement age of 68 is unfair compared with other uniformed services who can retire earlier.

A 66-year-old waste worker who was offered a chair by a colleague has lost an age discrimination case.

Consultation launched on proposals to reduce barriers for younger people to train and work as bus and lorry drivers.

More than 0.5 million people moved into ‘severely insecure work’ last year, according to Work Foundation’s UK Insecure Work Index 2024

Menopause guidance for employers from the EHRC has stressed the need for reasonable adjustments if symptoms amount to a disability. 

Age discrimination is most commonly occurring at work, according to a campaign to tackle ageism in England.