Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 24 April 2023 to Question 180649 on Employment: Older People, if he will publish further details of the ways in which his Department and The Business Champion for Older Workers engage with employers to promote the benefits of older workers to business.

The Business Champion for Older Workers co-chairs, with the Minister for Employment, a roundtable of employer organisations to influence and drive change in employer attitudes and practices. As a result of the roundtable’s work, the Government recently appointment Helen Tomlinson as the Menopause Employment Champion, who will drive awareness of issues surrounding the menopause and work, encouraging employers to develop policies that create a more supportive environment to help women stay in work and progress.

The Business Champion for Older Workers, Andy Briggs, spearheads the Government’s work to promote the benefits of older workers and multigenerational workforces to employers across England, and provide them with practical advice.

The Government is also supporting Private Members’ Bills on the importance of flexible working and unpaid carers leave for supporting older workers to stay in work.