Age Positive
This collection brings together all documents relating to Age Positive.
DWP’s Age Positive initiative brings together research and information from employers on effectively managing an ageing workforce of all generations. Download and use this information freely in communications and in connection with supporting employers.
Employer toolkit
The Age Action Alliance employer toolkit contains guidance for managers of older workers and includes information about:
- retaining, retraining and recruiting older workers
- legal requirements and flexible working arrangements
- many other areas of interest
Read the:
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online toolkit on the Age Action Alliance website
Please send suggestions about how we can make this future guidance more useful to fuller.workinglives@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Other guidance about older workers
Employing older workers: an employer’s guide to today’s multi-generational workforce answers employer questions and issues concerning recruitment, performance, succession management, retention and transfer of skills, bringing on younger workers, and retirement. It offers good practice solutions tried and tested by employers of various sectors and sizes.
Employer case studies: employing older workers for an effective multi-generational workforce has over 30 real life examples. They show how employers of various sectors and sizes have made the best of the opportunities and effectively managed the issues presented by an ageing workforce. They offer practical examples and transferable experience.
Help and support for older workers provides guidance about working past 50 and employing older workers. It is aimed at older people who want to get back into, or stay in, work and employers who could benefit by employing older people.
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) provides free advice for employers on employment legislation including advice on age and the workplace.
The Age Action Alliance has produced a resources pack to help employers manage the health and on-going productivity of an ageing workforce.
Research on age and employment
The following publications provide background research on age and employment.
Managing a healthy ageing workforce: a national business imperative, CIPD 2012
An update of the literature on age and employment, HSE 2011
The macroeconomic impact from extending working lives, DWP 2011
Second survey of employers’ policies, practices and preferences relating to age, DWP/BIS 2010
Default retirement age: employer qualitative research, DWP 2010
Working better – the over 50s, the new work generation, EHRC 2010
Releasing jobs for the young? Institute for Fiscal Studies 2010
Practical tips and guidance on training a mixed – age workforce, DWP 2006
Statistical information
The following publications have statistical information about age and employment.
Updates to this page
Published 15 April 2013Last updated 19 October 2016 + show all updates
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Removed the PDF employer toolkit.
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Added information about the 'Employer toolkit: guidance for managers of older workers'.
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Published 'Fuller Working Lives: a framework for action' and supporting background evidence.
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Added a link to the 'Older workers statistical information booklet, DWP 2013'.
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Added a link to a resources pack for employers to help manage the health and on-going productivity of an ageing workforce (published by the The Age Action Alliance).
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First published.