Intergenerational fairness can justify favourable treatment of retiring employees

When adopting a provision that could be attacked as age discriminatory, employers will need to be clear about the objectives behind the provision in question

Just two-fifths of employees happy with benefits

?Only 40% of UK workers are satisfied with the benefits they receive from their employer, research has revealed

Severe labour shortages predicted

?Falling migration due to Brexit and an ageing population could create a perfect storm

Make D&I about changing organisations not individuals, say experts

?Employers must rethink the way they approach diversity and inclusion policies to open up talent in their organisations, according to speakers at UNLEASH

Perceptions of age at work: What do employees aged 16 to 80 think?

An SD Worx Conference panel explored younger people's desire for recognition, and the need for older employees to learn from them

Breaking down traditional hierarchies to succeed

On day one of the HRD Summit Nilofer Merchant and Bosch's Rosa Lee described the importance of empowering people to contribute

Parents working far over contracted hours

?The modern workplace is pushing parents to breaking point and creating a ‘parenthood penalty'

Employers focusing too much on Gen Z

Employers acknowledge the risks but still see attracting Gen Z workers as their biggest business challenge

Young people pessimistic about the future

Only 30% of the young people polled thought that their future standard of living will be better than their parents'

Passion for work lost at age 42

A survey shows 42 is the average age that Britons lose their drive at work

Employers must help upskill older workers

Most workers in their 50s have not received any computer training

Over-50s experience chronic worklessness

Around 3.3 million people between the ages of 50 and 64 are not in work