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LATEST NEWS


05 JUL 2010
New Health for Work Adviceline

NHS launch new health for work FREE adiveline for SME's


02 JUL 2010
DWP Introduces More Training for Advisers Working with the 50+

Training to help personal advisers understand some of the detailed issues facing the over-50s.


02 JUL 2010
Gap in Life Expectancy Widens

life expectancy in the UK has widened, despite the last government’s attempts to narrow the differences.


02 JUL 2010
50+ Works

online good practice guide for welfare to work providers supporting 50+ jobseekers.


30 JUN 2010
UK survey shows one quarter of online audience over 50.

Survey by UKOM


28 JUN 2010
Majority of the 50+ Disagree with Mandatory Retirement

According to a new online poll of 13,000 people aged 50 and over, the majority do not want to be forced to retire at 65.


28 JUN 2010
Healthy Workplaces

A new Healthy Workplaces initiative


24 JUN 2010
TAEN Urges Broader Approach to Working Longer

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions that the Government will call for evidence on raising the State Pension Age to 66.


17 JUN 2010
People Turning 50 Expect to Work Longer

Almost nine out of ten people turning 50 are considering working on past state pension age in order to have a higher standard of living when they retire.


17 JUN 2010
Skills Shortages Still an Issue for Employers

A lack of specialist skills means that despite the recession, more than two-thirds of employers who have been looking to recruit have struggled to do so.


10 JUN 2010
Public Sector job losses likely to hit older workers the hardest

Reaction to the CIPD estimate that more than 725,00 public sector jobs to be lost.


26 MAY 2010
New Bills Must Include Comprehensive Action for Older Workers.

Queen's Speech


20 MAY 2010
Older Workers will be more valued in the Future

A lack of talent and skills shortages in the workforce will ensure that older workers will be more valued in the future than they are today, says a new report from the insurer, Friends Provident.


13 MAY 2010
Record Number of Adults wanting to Learn

The proportion of adults who are currently learning, or have done so in the last three years, has risen to its highest level for 10 years. It has increased by four per cent, from 39 per cent in 2009


23 APR 2010
Changing Age Campaign Launched

The University of Newcastle has launched a campaign calling for a fundamental change in the way society thinks about the ageing population.


06 APR 2010
Four out of Ten Voters Likely to be aged 55+

Four out of ten potential voters in the coming general election are expected to be aged 55 or more and they could have a critical impact on the outcome according to researchers at De Montford Universi


19 MAR 2010
BIS Report Provides Insight into Experience of Workers Aged 60+

The Fair Treatment at Work Age Report, published by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills


16 MAR 2010
Over 50's Worst Hit for Redundancy

Older workers are languishing in the dole queue after losing their jobs in the recession and not being able to find new ones, a new report has warned.


16 MAR 2010
Skills and Talents of Older Workers Going to Waste Says TUC

Report by TUC


11 MAR 2010
£10 million for Additional 50+ Back-to-Work Measures

New back-to-work support measures for older workers announced in December.


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