Ros was interviewed on Radio4 World At One following an investigation which found that many adverts on the Government’s Universal Job Match website had asked for ‘recent graduates’ or used terms that reflected age discrimination.
Ros comments on DWP forecasts suggesting that average retirement age should rise by 6 months a year in order to catch up with past trends in life expectancy. She suggests later retirement is inevitable and could provide a welcome boost to lifetime incomes and the economy.
Ros comments on the latest data showing that over 50s are the largest group opting out of auto-enrolment and points out that the pension reforms make pensions much more suitable for older workers.
Ros gave a speech at the Age Employment Network/LSE conference on later life working, explaining why championing older workers is so important.
Ros wrote a lead comment for the Daily Express calling for more appreciation of the value of older people and their contribution to society.
Ros wrote an article for the Daily Mail extolling the virtues of older workers and calling for measures to encourage and enable longer working lives, with some having career breaks or just some time out, then returning to work, rather than stopping altogether.
Ros gave a keynote address at the Local Enterprise Partnerships forum on longer working lives in Stoke-on-Trent explaining her role as Business Champion for Older workers.
Ros spoke at a Bright Blue forum on preparing for an ageing workforce and policy implications of an ageing labour market.
Daily Mail published an article in which Ros calls for more jobs for older people and explains how this can benefit all of us.
PlanSponsor Magazine editorial supporting the idea of longer working lives and calling for HR professionals to back Ros’ campaign.