Top tips for being Age Positive

• Learn from the good practice of Age Positive champions by removing age limits from recruitment advertisements. Avoid using words like "young" or "mature".
• Use a mixed age interview panel in the selection process wherever possible.
• Promote on the basis of measurable performance and demonstrated potential rather than age.
• Offer employees of all ages the opportunity to train and develop themselves - encourage reluctant older and younger workers by using, as role models, employees who have benefited from training.
• Base redundancy decisions on objective, job-related criteria. Automatically making workers over a certain age redundant, or operating a last-in-first-out system will lead to a loss of key knowledge, skills and corporate memory.
• Agree a fair and consistent retirement policy with employees. Offer pre-retirement support and, where possible, consider flexible or extended retirement options.

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