Over 50s make up a larger and larger share of the workforce in the UK. People are living longer than ever before, yet because of the situation of the economy, they might not be able to retire when they had originally planned. How then can employers encourage an older generation to continue working? Despite the […]

Sunil Dial explains how older workers are being let down in the hiring process and asks whether AI is the answer Grappling with the triple whammy of fear, change and uncertainty has certainly drained the UK workforce, and has created the conditions for a burnout crisis. This is especially true for Gen Z, for whom the […]

Government efforts to boost Britain’s workforce should focus on supporting more mothers into work, and helping older workers and those with a disability stay in work, rather than persuading the large Covid cohort of older workers to ‘unretire’, according to new Resolution Foundation research published. The issue of workforce participation has come to a head […]

A former sales director will get more than $86k after his boss allegedly said he didn't want a team of 'bald-headed 50-year-old men' who were a 'mirror image' of himself. Mark Jones was a sales director at UK-based cell phone company Tango Networks. He began working at the company in January 2019, when he was […]

It's no longer employers assessing candidates; candidates are now assessing employers. Young people want employers to do better when it comes to diversity and inclusion, starting with making job adverts transparent and inclusive. In a new Employment Accessibility Report by Access Generation CIC, young people laid bare their perceptions and expectations of applying for jobs online. The […]

Michael O'Reilly from Bexhill wants a job, but says he can't find one because companies don't want people his age. "It's horrible," he says. "You feel your usefulness has passed." His experience is not unusual. New research from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI) suggests firms are much less open to hiring older workers than they […]

As young workers struggle with low pay and high rent, and over-50s jump out of the workforce en masse, those in the sweet spot of work in the UK seem to be those in their forties. Last week, the government started considering plans to give tax breaks to people over the age of 50 who […]

Age discrimination is not a new phenomenon. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has shone a light on this serious problem that affects workers age 50-plus. The third survey in the Work & Jobs Data Series explores where age discrimination exists for adults age 50-plus in the labor force.  Age discrimination creates obstacles to getting hired. The […]

Almost a quarter of UK youth turned off work for life. City & Guilds is calling on Government and industry to put renewed focus on young people’s skills and careers as the UK enters an economic recession Following a trend of chronically high youth unemployment, the research – based on a survey of 5,000 18-24-year-olds […]

For the first time, less than half of graduate employers are stipulating graduates should have a 2:1 degree for their roles, research has found. The Institute of Student Employers (ISE) found that the number of employers asking for a 2:1 degree as minimum entry criteria for graduate jobs has fallen to 48%. While a 2:1 degree […]

I'm a 56-year-old IT specialist with a solid track record and résumé, and I've been unemployed for over a year. I estimate I've applied to more than 300 jobs. I'm not sure why I'm not getting them, but I suspect ageism has something to do with it. Last October, I was laid off from a […]

Here’s the truth about age bias. Like bias across other dimensions of diversity, it exists because it is woven into the cultural fabric of virtually every country worldwide. Children as early as three years know the difference between someone young versus someone older. And they have also learned there are negative perceptions about being older. […]

Does Gen Z demand something different — and what do business schools think they need? Her voice quavering only once at the end, Anne-Fleur Goll concluded her impassioned HEC Paris commencement speech with a plea to tackle climate change: “Every cog drives the system and you can be one of them. Merci beaucoup.” The 25-year-old […]

In AppleTV's animated children’s series Pinecone & Pony, characters are designed to subvert and defy expectations. “You think a wizard has to look like Gandalf the Grey, but we wanted to show that, no, a wizard could look more like this. Or you see the really beefy muscular guy in the first episode wearing a flower […]

One of the big mistakes organisations make (this is true across the DEI) is to prioritise more diverse hiring without ensuring that people will be coming into an inclusive environment. While this is often born out of a good intention to get moving, it isn’t fair on the individuals concerned and is counter-productive in the […]

According to Monster 83% of Gen Z job candidates say that a company’s commitment to DEI is an important factor in choosing an employer. The appeal of DEI for young people is also evident in other contexts, such as preferences for consumer brands, where 76% of Gen Z individuals indicated that they consider DEI to be an important […]

The bank’s new Malaga hub for junior bankers is innovative but will require some serious management effort. Citi is hiring 30 would-be bankers from around Europe for a “junior banking analytics group”. They will be paid about half the $100,000 starting salary received by the 100 first-year analysts it hires annually in New York, Frankfurt […]

Social media agency We Are Social has surveyed users of social reading platform Wattpad and found 87% believe media and advertising needs to be inclusive in its representation of diverse and minority identities. The sample group of over 1,000 members of Wattpad’s online community ’Gen Z Storytellers’ is predominantly female and with a greater proportional representation of […]

Black and Asian students won places at prestigious UK universities at record levels in 2021, alongside increasing numbers of students from all backgrounds, and the chief executive of the UCAS admissions service has said there could be one million applications for places by 2026. The number of Black students who accepted places at selective institutions, such […]

Younger generations want their employers to focus far more on the mental health challenge they are facing, according to new research by social purpose strategy firm Purpose Union. The study dramatically revealed the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on employee wellbeing, with 70% of millennials and Generation Z now considering mental health to be […]

Microsoft recently published an excellent report which feels very relevant as we continue to find our way in these hybrid working times. Key takeaways: 1 - Flexible working is here to stay 2 - Leaders are out of touch with employees and need a wake up call 3 - High productivity is masking an exhausted […]

A study by Public Library of Science (PLOS) analyzed the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment, a survey which measured the interests of 15-year-olds around the world (500,000 students / 80 countries) asking the question, “What kind of job do you expect to have when you are 30 years old?” The results show that, no matter […]

New research by Vodafone reveals the cost to businesses of having poor parental leave policies and the increased risk of losing/attracting top talent, with 25% of 18–34-year-olds not applying for jobs as a result of a perceived lack of support for parents. Vodafone’s Global Parental Leave Policy offers all non-birthing parents 16 weeks of fully paid leave, […]