Victoria Tomlinson

Victoria Tomlinson is chief executive and founder of Next-Up. Next-Up supports employers with a range of services for directors, partners and employees to help them understand the impact of retirement on mental health and create a plan to use their skills and experience in new ways to ensure wellbeing. A key part of our role is to inspire people with ideas and contacts, beyond traditional expectations. A former director of EY, she is an international speaker on unretirement, personal branding and using LinkedIn strategically as well as on leadership and women on boards. She mentors chief executives and directors, start-up businesses and ex-offenders. Victoria is Honorary Teaching Fellow at Lancaster University and chaired an advisory board for University of Leeds.

The Age Time Bomb? – are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?)

Nearly half the workforce will be aged over 50 by 2030*. By this date, the world’s 20 leading economies will have a skills shortage of 100million people**. The cost to businesses will be $100,000 for every unfilled vacancy. We are sitting on an age time bomb. Visionary corporates are ahead of the game. Schneider which The Age Time Bomb? – are you ready (And when will you be sued for age discrimination?)

The Power of 50+: Realising the full potential of your workforce

Comparison. Portrait of beautiful woman with half face young smooth skin and the other half old matured skin. Aging and youth concept, Process of aging and rejuvenation

This week we are officially launching our Next-Up platform for all employees, Rethink Retirement. It’s been the most wonderful five or so years since we started Next-Up and we have learnt so much about the experienced generation, people aged over 50. Our thanks to the hundreds of people who have shared their stories and helped The Power of 50+: Realising the full potential of your workforce