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Friday 10th February 2012

50+ Understanding, engaging and developing your older workforce

Date: Wednesday 29th September 2010, 9.30am – 4.00pm
Location: Hosted by UBS, London, EC2
Cost: Non Members: £399 + VAT. womenintechnology members have a special delegate rate of £325 + VAT - quote “WIT Member offer” when booking.

Why attend this conference?
At a time when organisations have to do more with the resources they have, the return on talent is more important than ever. This, coupled with external drivers such as the changes to mandatory retirement age legislation, the aging population and the drop in numbers of young people entering the labour market, will fundamentally change the shape and makeup of the workforce. Employers need to re-examine recruitment and retention strategies and consider how to engage with, not just Gen Y, but with the generation of so-called older (50+) workers.

Delegates at this conference will hear why employers should ‘rebrand’ older workers and understand the business benefits which they bring. Speakers will examine how to:
• Meet the real career expectations of older workers
• Harness the business gains of employing older workers
• Understand the challenges and opportunities of intergenerational working
• Manage the increasing caring demands made on this ‘sandwich’ generation

Hear from:

Keynote speaker
Baroness Sally Greengross, Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre – UK, Commissioner, Equality & Human Rights Commission, Chair, All Party Parliamentary Group on Intergenerational Futures

Other speakers
Moira Maguire, UK Head of HR, UBS
Dianne Bown-Wilson, Researcher, Cranfield School of Management
Sam Smethers, Chief Executive, Grandparents Plus
Carol Sergeant, Chief Risk Officer, Group Risk, Lloyds Banking Group
Jez Langhorn, UK HR Director, McDonald’s Restaurants Ltd
Georgina Churchlow, Senior Reward Consultant, Haygroup
Melanie Flogdell, Head of HR Policy, Centrica
Dr Wolfgang Seidl, Executive Director, Validium Group Ltd
Penny Curtis, Legal & Compliance EMEA Head, UBS
Sarah Jackson OBE, Chief Executive, Working Families

Book online via the Working Families website

Alternatively, request a booking form by contacting Fiona Hall, Events and Employer Services Officer, events@workingfamilies.org.uk or telephone 020 7017 0066
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