Motivating for longevity
Understanding what motivates employees at different career and life stages could help employers attract, engage and retain talent.
Building longevity-ready workplaces in the UK
Explore how longer lives are reshaping work, financial planning and employee needs, and what it could take to build workplaces fit for a multigenerational future
Longer lives will not necessarily mean everyone simply working for longer. Instead, the traditional path from education to work and then retirement could become more fluid, with career changes, retraining, breaks and more gradual transitions out of work.
Building on our first Life100+ report, which considered how people can prepare for longer lives, our second report turns to the changing world of work. Here, we consider how workplaces can respond to people’s evolving goals and needs, while recognising the skills and experience of a multigenerational workforce.
Four pillars of a longevity-ready workplace
Our research identified four pillars that could help workplaces respond to longer, more varied working lives.
Rewarding for longevity
The right workplace support can help employers respond to a multigenerational workforce without assuming that everyone at the same age wants or needs the same things.
Structuring for longevity
Opportunities to retrain, take career breaks or move gradually towards retirement will help people continue contributing in ways that work for them and their employers.
Shaping teams fit for longevity
Challenging age-related assumptions and creating opportunities to learn from one another can help multigenerational teams thrive.
How can employers turn longer lives into an opportunity for growth?
Experts from The Big Window, 55/Redefined, the International Longevity Centre UK and Canada Life UK explore what the longevity megatrend could mean for the workforce, economy and society, and how employers can respond.
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Explore the resources most relevant to you
Whether you’re planning for your own future or supporting individuals, employees or employers, explore the Life100+ resources developed for your needs.
For individuals
Discover what changing working lives could mean for your career, retirement and financial future.
Read the full report
For retirement and wealth advisers
Explore six insights to help clients navigate longevity, financial planning and a changing world of work. 30 minutes CPD
Help clients financially plan for longevity
For workplace protection advisers
Discover nine insights to help employer clients support the changing needs of multigenerational teams. 30 minutes CPD.
Explore the workplace protection insights
For employers
Explore 12 practical ideas for attracting, supporting and retaining people across longer working lives.
Build a longevity-ready workplace
For EBCs and corporate advisers
Take a deeper look at the opportunities and considerations longevity creates for workplace strategy, employee benefits and financial wellbeing. 2.5 hours CPD.
Navigate longevity in a changing workplaceDiscover where the Life100+ story began
Our first Life100+ report considered what longer lives could mean for individuals, families and financial planning, including the role that goals, relationships, meaningful conversations and advice can play in helping people feel more prepared for the future.
About the research
Our findings draw on independent research with 3,280 UK adults, 600 employers and 12 in-depth case studies involving people from different life stages, backgrounds and generations. Conducted between February and April 2025, the research considered how longer lives could affect working lives, employee needs and workplaces across the UK.