Workplace mental health | How to support better work, wealth and wellbeing for older workers

By Tracey Ward, Head of Business Development & Marketing at Generali UK Employee Benefits

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) represents a rapidly growing area, but one aspect that hasn’t received anywhere near as much attention as others is that of age; particularly older workers.

By 2025, estimates suggest that around 25% of workers in the UK will be over the age of 55. And with reports suggesting this age group contributed heavily to the number of ‘economically inactive’ following the pandemic, there’s a strong case for focusing here.

As part of our webinar series for HR and Line Managers, we recently interviewed John Kiernan, Employer Engagement and Network Manager at the Centre for Ageing Better. This UK charity worked in partnership with the Institute for Employment Studies to produce a report looking at how the pandemic changed work for people with health conditions.