Sadly, one in five employers believe that age discrimination occurs in their organisation.

It's important for employers to think about older people who they currently have employed, as well as future older people they may employ.

Find out more here: ageing-better.org.uk/employment

Over 26,000 people have joined us in calling for a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England.

A commissioner would give a voice to people in later life.

Want to join us too? Sign our petition now: campaigns.independentage.org/page/124098/pe…

In the latest chapter of our State of Ageing 2023-24 report on financial security, we sadly discovered that one-third of pensioners (almost 4 million people) have less than £3,000 in savings.

Want to find out more? Read now: ageing-better.org.uk/financial-secu…

'We desperately needed a Budget that offered a helping hand to the very poorest pensioners, not pushing them deeper into financial trouble.' Says our Chief Executive Carole Easton in this great Daily Express article about the #SpringBudget2024 .

More: express.co.uk/finance/person…

Do you need photos of older women at work? We have loads available in our age-positive image library!

Browse now, the photos are free and can be downloaded straight away: agewithoutlimits.org/image-library/…

‘Being flexible about flexible working’ is one of five areas of our Age-friendly Employer Pledge, Action Framework. This is important to highlight as from 6 April, all employees have the right to request flexible working from day 1 of their employment.

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Nearly half (42%) of all workers aged 50-69 report being a carer.

As flexible working becomes law, find out how flexible working can help you retain older workers by downloading our flexible working toolkit as part of our Age-friendly Employer Pledge: ageing-better.org.uk/resources/flex…

'“There is such a shameful gulf in the experiences of growing older in this country depending on where you live. Wealth, and the uneven distribution of wealth, of course are a significant factor in this.' says our Senior Evidence Manager Aideen Young.

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We are looking for a new 'Head of Ageism Campaign' who will help plan and deliver a nationwide public-facing campaign to bring an end to ageism in England.

The position is 2 days a week maternity cover, closing date for this role is 11:59pm on 3 May.

ageing-better.org.uk/head-ageism-ca…

''I want to see positive images of older people because that's what we are. We are positive people.'

We spoke to Tony and Norman about their participation in our age-positive image library.

Browse the free collection of over 3,000 photos now: agewithoutlimits.org/image-library

Advertising a role as flexible could increase applications by up to 30%. We highlight the importance of flexible working as a part of our Age-friendly Employer Pledge.

With flexible working becoming law on 6 April, find out more about flexible working: ageing-better.org.uk/age-friendly-e…

Older age groups are becoming more ethnically diverse, for comparison, the number of White British people aged 50 and over increased by more than 2 million between 2011 and 2021.

Read our State of Ageing 2023-24 report here: ageing-better.org.uk/our-ageing-pop…

'Ending ageism could have a transformative impact on society.'

Great to see our Chief Executive Carole Easton in the March edition of Care Talk on pages 14-15.

Read more here: caretalk.co.uk/previous-issue…

Did you know that we work with the Network of Age-friendly Communities to provide guidance, connect places and offer support to member communities as they work towards making their services and infrastructure more age-friendly?

More: ageing-better.org.uk/uk-network-age…

#AgeFriendlyUK

A Commissioner for Older People and Ageing would have a say in policy and legislation and suggest ways to tackle inequalities in later life.

It's time we had one in England!

Find out more: ageing-better.org.uk/commissioner-o…

Including a short diversity statement in a job advert can positively affect the likelihood of older people seeing themselves as fit for the job.

Find out more about our Good Recruitment for Older Workers research now and download free resources: ageing-better.org.uk/good-recruitme…

“For older people desperately struggling to make ends meet in later life, their experience and their outcomes in later life are a world away from their wealthier peers.' Great to see our Senior Evidence Manager Aideen Young in this The Independent article!

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1/3 people hold ageist views.

Are you one of them? Take the quiz on our @AgeWithoutLimit site today and find out if you hold ageist views!

agewithoutlimits.org/challenge

Keeping healthy in older age is very important, and we have loads of photos of older people leading healthy lifestyles, eating healthy food, being active and socialising as a part of our free image library.

Browse now: agewithoutlimits.org/image-library/…