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Why hiring older workers can benefit your business

10 Mar, 2025

Employers who focus on recruiting younger job applicants risk overlooking the potential of older candidates who can bring a wealth of working experience and skills to their business. An 'older worker' typically refers to someone in employment who is age 50 or older . As of 2020, there were 9.3 million older workers in the UK , between the ages of 50 and 64 – a significant portion of the working population. Unsurprisingly, the...

Moo’s yummy beef rissoles with “Italian” tomato sauce

09 Mar, 2025

This recipe comes from my mate Moo (well actually he’s a “rellie”). He’s served them twice when I’ve been around and both times for 12 plus guests, so the recipe can be bulked up, easy to cook for good numbers and any leftover mince mixture can be frozen, which are all pluses This is no gourmet dish, nor is it meant to be – it is a simple but very tasty rissole recipe and can simply be part of a range of dishes served as part of a BBQ...

Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken

30 Jan, 2025

This Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken recipe is made with the best citrusy lemongrass marinade and can be cooked on a BBQ plate, grill or in a pan. You could also make chicken kebabs with this recipe Lemongrass, with its tangy, lemony, minty, slightly gingery flavour, is the starring ingredient here and somehow transforms a simple garlic-soy marinade into one that tastes fabulously fresh and light. And once it’s paired with lightly charred...

Seniors@work in 2025 - what's new and why

20 Jan, 2025

Happy New Year and trust that you enjoyed a really good break over the festive season with family and friends 2025 promises to be a significant year for Seniors@work with new "products", new resource and tools for our job seekers in addition to what is already available in our WORK READINESS INFO PACK and now....nearly 6500 registered job seekers, between 50-120,000 people each month checking into our Facebook page for new listings and...

Grey wave of Kiwis working past conventional age of retirement

05 Jan, 2025

Many Kiwis working past usual retirement age for both financial and wellbeing reasons By Kate MacNamara Business Journalist·NZ Herald· 2 Jan, 2025 Sir Brian Roche took up the reins at the Public Service Commission in November, aged 69. Photo / Marty Melville Sir Brian Roche celebrated his 69th birthday as he negotiated his return to full-time employment as head of the core of New...

Strawberries, hot honey, cucumber, mint and sheep feta salad

04 Jan, 2025

Who doesn’t love strawberries, but have you tried a salad with strawberries as a main component/ingredient? If not, while they are still in season, why don’t you try this dish out for lunch or light dinner. You will most likely also be introducing hot honey into your pantry! Our dear friend Julie enjoyed a similar dish at a restaurant and it appealed to me so have put together this recipe based on an image from the restaurant Takes no...

5 Ways Tech Tools Can Help You Get Hired After 50

28 Nov, 2024

ChatGPT and other AI programs can help with your resume, cover letter and job search After decades of being the subject of science fiction, artificial intelligence — which uses computer science and large amounts of data to perform tasks, solve problems and communicate — is becoming mainstream. Among other uses, the technology can be found in many workplace tools, ranging from human...

4 Things Millennials Need to Know About Age Discrimination

18 Jul, 2024

Bias in the workplace a growing concern for generation as oldest members turn 40 Some milestone birthdays come with highly anticipated perks. Turning 16 years old means you're old enough to drive in most states. Eighteen means you're old enough to vote. And 21 means you're old enough to drink alcoholic beverages. Other birthdays open the door to rights and privileges that, while certainly less well known, may turn out to be just...

How to Age-Proof Your Résumé

26 Feb, 2024

These tips can help older job seekers highlight their skills, not their ages Searching for a new job is challenging, regardless of how old you are. However, if you are 50 or older, you may face some additional hurdles. According to AARP Research , nearly two out of three workers age 50-plus (62 percent) think older adults face discrimination in the workplace today based on age and 93 percent of them believe that age discrimination...

Classic Eggplant Parmigiana

26 Feb, 2024

This is a lovely dish based on a recipe in Dish magazine which I have very slightly adapted and simplified. It is one of my all-time favourite vegetarian Italian dishes – a true classic and unlike some Eggplant Parmigiana dishes, whilst super tasty, is not too rich and doesn’t take long to make - enjoy Ingredients Jar of ready-made Italian tomato sauce or passata – Farro have a well-priced Sicilian cherry tomato...

Beef cheeks in red wine

15 Jul, 2023

We are currently right in the middle of winter and certainly in Auckland, the rain keeps falling, so it’s definitely the time to cook and enjoy those slow cook meals. Beef cheeks are a real favourite of ours, easy to cook and well worth waiting for the cheeks to slowly cook and then enjoy the flavour and melting-like texture of correctly cooked cheeks. Acknowledge that cheeks are one of the hardest-working muscles in the animal – think of...

Thinking differently about the value of older workers

02 Jul, 2023

Age-friendly employers recognize the contributions of people who are 50+ By Laura Aka A new guide from the Encore Network summarizes the policies and practices that age-friendly employers are implementing and the resulting benefits. The guide – Age is Now a Strategic Imperative: An Employers Guide to Engaging Older Workers – says, “Age diversity contributes to productivity, improved morale,...

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