Entrepreneurs over 50 are powering the UK economy for the first time
Age, so they say, is just a number and is proving to be the case for the growing ranks of entrepreneurs over 50 years of age.
Tag: Older Workers
When is the right age to retire “You may well find recruits have returned to work
It seems taking a back seat is something a lot of people are finding increasingly difficult to do and a return to work after retiring could be on the cards.
Older workers being over-looked and under-valued
Prior research from Peldon Rose maintained businesses were creating a “forgotten generation” of older workers, who despite their knowledge weren?t being heard at work. This has further been emphasised in PwC’s Golden Age Index.
Get rid of older workers stigma to solve skills gap problem
It’s a no brainer that eight big firms, including Aviva, Barclays and Atos, are going to promote the employment of older workers by publishing data about the age of respective workforces it makes perfect sense.
Office workers find it increasingly harder to learn new software
With an ongoing skills gap, you may think the British workforce would like to learn new things, but 25 per cent of office workers believe it’s increasingly more difficult to learn new software as time passes on.
Any firm with the opportunity to employ an older worker should grasp it with both hands
Albert Einstein famously once said, “the only source of knowledge is experience” and while I’d have a bit of trouble getting my head around some of Einstein’s mathematic equations, that’s a statement every Tom, Dick and Harry will understand and know it’s true.
Life begins at 50: The man who waited until his sixth decade to start his own business
By Simon Brooke
How old is too old to start your own business Nigel Swycher was 53 when he launched Aistemos, a company that handles risk and valuation in intellectual property (IP).
Diluting grey hair to create the next generation of finance leaders
By Mike Randall
Training and personal development helps companies and industries to grow. Without investing in people, businesses cannot expect employees to complete vital tasks, interact with clients at the right level or come up with great creative ideas.
The UK’s older workers could provide a £100bn boost to the economy
A new report from PwC has estimated that Britain could do a great deal more to provide for older employees. If more employers saw the ageing workforce as a resource rather than a problem, the UK economy would reap the benefits.