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01 NOV 2011
Older Workers Do Not Block Job Opportunities for the Young Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith challenged the claim that older workers block job opportunities for younger people |
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31 OCT 2011
Britain among worst places in Europe for age discrimination A new report suggests older people in Britain could face greater workplace discrimination than those in many other European countries. |
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31 OCT 2011
Women Will Retire Later but Receive Better State Pensions Womens State Pension Age is rising, but more women will receive the full Basic State Pension in future and its purchasing power will strengthen. |
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27 OCT 2011
Employees Least Likely to Be Job Hunting Employee Outlook Survey from the CIPD (Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development). |
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12 OCT 2011
Employment Falls FurtherThe latest set of employment figures present another set of gloomy figures With the number of people in work falling whilst the number of people who are unemployed, claiming benefit or becoming ‘economically inactive’ are all rising. |
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12 OCT 2011
Employment Figures Fall Further The latest set of employment figures present another set of gloomy figures |
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12 OCT 2011
Charities Warn of Flaws in Work Programme The Work Programme is at risk of ‘systemic failure’ unless some significant issues are addressed, according to a group of over 100 charity sub-contractors. |
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11 OCT 2011
Lowest Paid Workers Bearing the Brunt of Job Losses People working in the lowest paid job groups have made up nearly half of the rise in unemployment since 2008, according to the TUC |
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10 OCT 2011
Coming of Age Partnership has joined The Age Action Alliance - launched on 30th September An independent alliance of organisations, which has adopted a new approach to the problems of ageing, focused very clearly on finding practical means to establish social justice for older people. |
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05 OCT 2011
Lifelong Learning Accounts Launched The Government has launched Lifelong Learning Accounts, a free online service aiming to help people get improved access to jobs and career development opportunities. |
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26 SEP 2011
Variety Now the Spice of Mid-Life The characteristics of mid-life have seen big changes over recent decades, according to a report in the final edition of Population Trends published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). |
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22 SEP 2011
Talk of a 'lost generation' of young unemployed misleadingPolitical Pressure is leading to an over-emphasis on youth unemployment at the expense of even more vulnerable groups, says John Philpott, Chief Economist of Chartered Institute of Personnel & Dev. |
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15 SEP 2011
Role of Working Grandparents in Providing Childcare Should Be Recognised Tessa Jowell, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, who has been leading Labour’s policy review into family life, believes Labour should recognise the role grandparents play in raising children. |
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12 AUG 2011
Older Jobseekers Face Particular Challenges in the Labour Market New research published by the Department for Work and Pensions examines the experience of unemployment for older jobseekers. |
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01 AUG 2011
Being Found Fit for Work Should Be Seen as a Positive Outcome The Government needs to be more proactive in getting across the positive messages about Incapacity Benefit reassessment, according to the latest report by the Work and Pensions Committee. |
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29 JUL 2011
Research Confirms People of Working Age Believe Work is Good for Health A research report published by the Department for Work and Pensions |
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04 FEB 2011
Apollo 14 Moon shot Apollo 14 Moon shot: Alan Shepard 'told he was too old' |
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24 JAN 2011
Will the localism bill deliver power to the UK's older people? The government faces real challenges on many fronts when it comes to emboldening local communities |
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30 DEC 2010
Nearly a Fifth of Britons Expected to Reach 100 The Department for Work and Pensions forecasts that almost a fifth of Britons will live long enough to celebrate their 100th birthday. |
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29 DEC 2010
New Initiative Plans 50,000 Volunteers to Help People Back to Work A new initiative to recruit 50,000 skilled, experienced and knowledgeable volunteers across the UK to help people back into work |
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