Rising to the challenge of attracting older workers

Minister of state for employment Alok Sharma on recruitment’s role in attracting older talent to fill the jobs of the future.

At the beginning of July I opened RecFest, an event that brings together in-house recruitment experts for a day of networking, learning and sharing good practice.

I took it as my opportunity to set out one of the greatest...

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