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Dec 2024
1h 30m

The cost of workplace ageism

RSA
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Current research reveals that workers over 50 are being rejected from key roles across the country, with discrimination and bias from employers and recruiters often endemic. Over 1 million people aged 50+ across the UK want to work but are unemployed.

This RSA event is in collaboration with the OECD to launch their new report, Promoting Better Career Mobility for Longer Working Lives in the United Kingdom. The report highlights the key challenges faced by older workers in the UK labour market and outlines essential public and employer policies that can facilitate career mobility at older ages.

After a presentation on the report, our experts will convene to discuss the true cost of workplace ageism. The panel will feature Shruti Singh, Senior Economist, OECD; Simon Fanshawe OBE, Co-founder, Diversity by Design; Mike Mansfield, CEO, ProAge; Roisin Mackenzie, Chief People Officer, Saga; and Lucy Standing, Co-founder, Brave Starts - and will explore how addressing ageism in the workplace could boost the UK’s economy by £9 billion annually—an essential step for the country's future prosperity.

This event is held in association with the RSA Economy & Business Network.

 

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