Are you ready for the longevity revolution?
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Most companies say they value a multigenerational workforce. Far fewer can tell you whether they're actually supporting workers across every life stage — or just the ones who happen to look like the people making the decisions.
The OECD has just launched the Longevity Readiness Toolto help with exactly that. It's free, it's data-driven, and it gives employers a clear read on how age-inclusive their workplace really is.
The tool pulls together internationally comparable indicators across four areas:
Recruitment and retention
Training
Job quality
Health and safety
Why it matters:
You can benchmark your practices against sector and country averages across 30 OECD countries — so you know where you're strong and where you're behind
HR teams, managers and policymakers get evidence to sharpen strategy and start better conversations about what age-inclusive actually looks like in practice
It surfaces the common challenges across countries and sectors, which is where real policy and workplace change starts
The population is ageing. Skills needs are shifting. Menopause, eldercare, midlife transitions — these aren't edge cases, they're the experience of a huge chunk of your workforce right now. Getting age-inclusive practice right isn't a nice-to-have. It's how you keep your best people and stay competitive.
Across the podcast archive are these seven episodes that together bring you a wealth of knowledge on how to leverage the wisdom of older workers and get ready for the longevity revolution:
Lucy Standing from Brave Starts on her book Age Against the Machine
Lyndsey Simpson from 55/redefined
Victoria Tomlinson from NextUp
Avivah Wittenberg-Cox on Four Quarter Lives
Jane Moffett on Redefining Retirement
Dr Lucy Ryan on her book Revolting Women
For corporate talks on gendered ageism in the workplace, or ‘Thriving Through the Midlife Collision’ please email me at emma@thetripleshift.org for more details.