The 50+
TAEN Survey of Jobseekers Aged 50+
ESF Projects Successfully Engaging with the Over-50s. This TAEN publication provides good practice examples of ESF funded projects in England which have engaged successfully with the 50+. It provides useful tips and advice.
Age Stereotypes and Evidence of Discrimination. This TAEN factsheet gives some helpful facts about older jobseekers and debunks many of the untruths in stereotypes
Key Facts on Age, Demographics and Employment. ThisTAEN publication summarises key facts about demographic change, age, employment, training, retirement, pensions and savings.
The Older Workers Statistical Information Booklet provides data on the position of older people in the labour market in 2011, with the majority of data covering Quarter Two, April-June 2011. The booklet compares outcomes for older people (aged 50-64 or 65+) with outcomes for other age groups at a United Kingdom and regional level. The booklet offers a range of data including employment, unemployment and inactivity, employment types, qualifications, industry and occupation. Key statistics are compared by age, gender, ethnicity and disability.
Health & safety for older workers
Did you know ... Ageing workers Quick facts from the Health and Safety Executive
Qualitative Research into Enhanced Jobseeker's Allowance Provision for the 50+. This DWP research report, published in August 2011, is based on 100 in depth interviews including 60 with JSA claimants aged 50-64. It examines the experience of unemployment for older jobseekers and the particular challenges the over-50s face.
50+ back to work evidence review and indicative guide for secondary data analysis
This report presents findings from a literature review that was commissioned to provide greater insight into how the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) back to work (BTW) provision supports the over 50s' return to work.
Older workers: employment preferences, barriers and solutions
This research by the Policy Studies Institute and IFF Research was commissioned by the Equality and Human Rights Commission as part of its Working Better programme of research to explore the needs and preferences of older people in relation to work, obstacles to the achievement of those preferences and the means by which those obstacles may be overcome.
Working Better - The Over 50s, the new work generation. The EHRC policy briefing draws on the new research and contains findings, recommendations and practical solutions for government and employers. The briefing also features case studies from both employees and employers including Centrica, Domestic & General, and West Bromwich Tool and Engineering Company, about the business benefits of an age diverse workforce.
Guide for the Older Workforce. This guide assists information, advice and guidance (IAG) advisers in understanding the needs of this client group.
Disclaimer
This site is for help and information only. It is not meant as an authoritative guide. It is not meant as an authoritative statement of the law, and future changes in the law and other programmes and initiatives could make it less accurate at times. TAEN, the Department for Work and Pensions and the European Social Fund take no responsibility for your use of the information. You should always take professional advice on any specific legal or financial matter.
