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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Heather Stewart Special correspondent.

More needs to be done to tackle barriers faced by older UK jobseekers, say experts

Woman with grey hair sitting at work office table with laptop, looking away. She is wearing a blue shirt.
Older workers may have different priorities to their younger counterparts. Photograph: fizkes/Shutterstock

When investment firm Canada Life took on and trained a group of over-50s at its Isle of Man investment headquarters recently, managers had three concerns: the new recruits turned up to work too early, they dressed in suits – and they peppered their bosses with questions.

Once persuaded to adopt a slightly more casual dress code, however, the older workers became valued employees.

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