| Bank removes technology barrier to lure older staff |
Coffee mornings used to attract call centre workers
Date: 08 December 2005
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| David Lloyd attracts more older workers |
Increases mean club users are more accurately reflected in the workforce
Date: 10 November 2005
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| Norwich Union gets feedback from older staff |
Workers asked why they joined the firm, if their experience has matched their expectations, and how they find working with younger employees
Date: 27 October 2005
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| Older staff train faster at BMW |
Mature apprentice programme takes two and a half years, 60 per cent of the time taken on its advanced modern apprentice scheme for young people
Date: 27 October 2005
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| Pilots and cabin crew press for higher retirement age |
Tribunal backs British Airways 'retire at 55' rule
Date: 19 May 2005
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| Sainsbury’s to hire more older workers |
New policy would increase the proportion of staff over-50
Date: 19 May 2005
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| Older workers raise Dixons’ retention rate |
Actively recruiting older staff is the key to keeping retention rates high
Date: 29 October 2004
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| Barclays banks on older staff |
Bank planning to raise its maximum recruitment age to 70 this year after successfully extending it to 65-year-olds
Date: 29 May 2003
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| RBS rethink on age policies |
The Royal Bank of Scotland is to rewrite many of its HR policies following a trial of an age-diversity toolkit
Date: 03 April 2003
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| Museum abolishes retirement age |
Employees aged over 70 can now continue working
Date: 07 October 2002
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| Accenture refutes online ageism claim |
Applicants asked to scroll down a list for their year of birth but they finish at 1951
Date: 08 March 2001
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| Generation XTRA |
The Halifax, one of the early converts to the anti-ageism cause, is trawling rich pools of mature talent. Carol Glover follows its campaign to reflect the demographic diversity of the banking customer base within its own workforce
Date: 22 February 2001
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| BBC denies age discrimination |
The corporation is targeting age-specific groups in a bid of new talent
Date: 30 March 2000
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| Kangol rejects youth rate for national minimum wage |
The clothing manufacturer believes that having a youth rate is age discriminatory
Date: 11 November 1999
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| Itemised bill |
Many organisations claim that diversity in their workforce is important, but few are doing as much as BT to achieve it. John Steele offers a detailed account of the company’s initiatives to foster age, disability, race and sex equality
Date: 08 January 1998
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| B&Q expansion to boost over-50s |
Substantial proportion of new recruits will be over 50
Date: 23 February 1995
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| BBC to place less emphasis on age in its selection forms |
Likely to move section covering date of birth to back page
Date: 01 September 1994
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| Eagle Star targets over-45s for sales posts |
Financial services firm hires wants older people to sell to older people
Date: 01 March 1992
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| Hi-tech agency targets over-50s |
'Pace of change in industry so fast that there has to be continuous training'
Date: 01 October 1991
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| Investment in older workers pays dividends for supermarket chain |
'Life begins at 55' recruitment campaign boosts number of over-55s employed in the company
Date: 01 December 1989
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| DIY for over-50s |
B&Q recruitment drive focuses on older workers
Date: 01 July 1989
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| What’s in store for part-timers? |
One of the largest-ever recruitment drives for part-time sales staff is currently being carried out by furniture and carpet retailers Lowndes Queensway. In a major campaign, the company is planning to recruit 1,700 part-timers to its stores nationwide
Date: 01 July 1989
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| Asda campaign |
Store launches recruitment drive targeted at workers within 50-70 age range
Date: 01 December 1988
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