Money & Work / Features

Lost generation: Why construction can't afford to lose the over-50s   Solutions to the skills shortage usually focus on the younger generation - but are construction companies missing out on valuable experience among older workers? The statistics suggest so....

Financial planning in later life   We all know that money can be a big headache for many people, especially those in later life, and those at or in retirement. Suddenly you have no job to go to, and with that your regular income changes dramatically. You have to...

A day at the JobCentre - what is learnt about over-50s employment   Out of work over-50s suffer from poor tech skills, loss of confidence and ageism. Some JobCentres offer specific over50s training for IT, CVs and interviews. Volunteering is a great way into work...

A third of workers over 50 are set to retire later   A third of people aged over 50 who are employed in the private sector are now planning to retire later than they previously hoped, Aviva’s latest Working Lives report reveals.   The 2016 report - which...

Great ways to make money when you’re over 60   Over 60s are finding ways to make money like you wouldn’t believe! Loads are doing it too. For a start, according to Aldemore, an increasing number of new businesses are being started by the over 50s (and many of...

Alternative ways to find work when you’re over 50   There are nearly three million people aged between 50 and the state pension age out of work in the UK - and despite laws against age discrimination, mature job seekers are more likely to be long-term...

Rise of the “olderpreneurs”. Over-50s are the new business start-up generation   Faced with poor job prospects but with money to invest, many are going it alone.   Age discrimination does not exist when you are your own boss. The growth in self-employment...

Diamond Days, Smartie, Senior Security or Vintage Value? Gone it would seem are the silver surfer days. The senior citizen demographics have been given a facelift by Experian and older generations are being grouped according to spending habits and where we choose to...

My Not So Secret Diary Having a personal blog seems to me to be simply a very public form of diary writing. Whereas in times gone by a diary was a fiercely guarded secret often done up securely with a lock and key and tucked away, these days whether it is social media...