Navigating longevity in a changing workplace

The second report in our Life100+ series explores the opportunities and considerations of the longevity megatrend, and how a longer life may affect our working lives - and later life.

Discovering how longevity is reshaping the workplace

About this report

The longevity megatrend is already reshaping our lives – financially, socially and emotionally. As we live longer, healthier lives, how we work and plan for later life is transforming. Our latest CPD-accredited report, part of the Life100+ series, explores the growing impact of the longevity megatrend and what it means for our working lives. 

This report explores how an ageing workforce is reshaping the world of work, and the opportunities and challenges it brings. It highlights the need to rethink traditional career paths, employee support, and retirement planning. 

Discover how these shifts impact your clients and uncover new ways to help employers build workplaces that support longer, more flexible working lives.

*Source: Office for National Statistics

Why this matters

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), the UK’s population is forecast to reach 70 million by 2026. With this comes a changing age distribution – by 2072, those aged over 65 are expected to make up 27% of the UK population, up from 19% in 2022*. 

This report reveals how employers and advisers can help employees thrive financially, emotionally, and professionally across longer, more complex working lives.

By the end of this report, you will be able to:

  • Uncover the emerging opportunities increased longevity brings and how this impacts clients
  • Discuss how motivations across the life and work-span change and what this implies for financial planning 
  • Highlight how employees want to be rewarded changes as they age and enter different life stages, as motivations adjust based on life experience and changing values 
  • Explore how employees want to be offered flexibility on a wider and career-basis, and  how this will impact the traditional model of education, work and retirement 
  • Explore how employers can further enhance the support they offer to employees, and  how this can change how employees plan for later life