Age Diversity in the

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• Age Diversity in the
• Workforce
• The Benefits of Age

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Why do we need a diverse workforce?

• The communities we serve are diverse
• The population (and workforce) is growing older
• To attract skilled staff from different
  backgrounds
• To reduce recruitment costs through improved
  retention
• To compete for the best talent
• To retain organisational memory learn from
  experience
• To develop a skilled and motivated workforce

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The Diverse Workforce of the NHS

• Gender 77 of the NHS workforce is female
• Ethnicity 7.8 of staff working for the NHS from
  BME backgrounds
• but as yet diversity is not evident in senior
  roles

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The changing UK population
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Age Profile of the Health and Social Care
workforce
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Demographic change some facts

• 19 million people aged over 50 in the UK
• This is over 40 of the population
• By 2020 there will be 23 million people over 50
  years old in the UK
• This demographic shift affects our service users
  and our workforce

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Background to the ageing population

• People are living longer - increased life
  expectancy
• Some reduction in fertility and a decline in
  birth rates
• Post war baby boomers nearing retirement
• Proportionally fewer school leavers joining
  labour market

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• Ever been young?
• Plan to be old?
• Ageism matters
• Age discrimination in the workplace is illegal

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Are you well informed?

• Try the Ageism Quiz!

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What is ageism?

• When someones age is used to make decisions
  about employment
• When assumptions about ability and competence are
  based on age
• It applies to people of all ages
• It is based on stereotypes, prejudices and
  beliefs
• It is everyones responsibility to tackle ageism

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Age at Work Key Findings

• The older you are, the happier you are
• People in their sixties are the happiest
• More sixtysomethings are happy to work until 70
  than any other age group
• Many people think the idea of retirement doesnt
  make sense
• Source Age at Work Study by Employers Forum on
  Age

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Age at Work Key Findings

• Ageism
• More teenagers than people in their 50s are put
  off applying for a job because of their age
• Few people in their 30s have been put off
  applying for a job for age reasons
• Many people in their 60s believe you cannot work
  as well when you get older - research evidence
  shows this is not so
• Source Age at Work Study by Employers Forum on
  Age

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Age at Work Key Findings

• Frustrated young people?
• Teenagers think their jobs are boring
• Young people are the most restless, perhaps
  because they lack interesting challenges at work
• Teenagers are the most likely to have been put
  off applying for a job because of their age
• Source Age at Work Study by Employers Forum on
  Age

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Age at Work Key Findings

• Mid (work) life crisis
• Thirtysomethings are the least happy to work
  until they are 70
• People in their 30s are unhappiest with the
  balance between work and leisure time
• Source Age at Work Study by Employers Forum on
  Age

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Age at Work Key Findings

• Dispelling myths about retirement
• Nearly a third of people are happy to work until
  they are 70
• More than one in ten people dread retirement
• Nearly two thirds think they are making good
  provision for retirement
• Source Age at Work Study by Employers Forum on
  Age

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Age at Work Key Findings

• Age and gender
• Women more likely to say they have been put off
  applying for a job because of their age then men
• There is a gender gap in managerial positions of
  all ages, but it really bites in the 40s
• Women lag behind men in financial planning for
  retirement from age of 16 onwards
• Source Age at Work Study by Employers Forum on
  Age

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• So..
• how can the NHS
• address issues
• relating to the ageing
• workforce?

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How to make a workplace age neutral

• Have an age diversity strategy
• Run awareness training
• Review recruitment, retention and retirement
  processes
• Design jobs with care and consider flexible
  working for all
• Monitor your age profiles and act on findings
• Ensure policies and practices comply with age
  legislation

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How NHS Employers can help

• Briefing documents
• New information on our website
• Age Diversity checklist
• Guide to developing an age strategy
• The Age Agenda presentation
• Tools for age profiling
• Materials for managers staff
• Learning from practical research
• Social dialogue with trade unions in UK and
  Europe

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Examples of case studies and innovative practices

• Removing retirement age
• Using volunteers of different ages
• Healthy workplaces
• Training development strategy
• Foundation trust addresses demography
• E-Recruitment via NHS Jobs
• Flexible retirement and pensions
• Intergenerational learning

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