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Equality Bill amendment on default retirement age is scrapped again
An Equality Bill amendment calling for the default retirement age (DRA) to be scrapped by the end of next year was withdrawn for the second time yesterday...'
read this article by Daniel Thomas, Personneltoday, 3rd March 2010
Women over 55 queuing for IVF
Two women aged 58 are set to receive fertility treatment at a London clinic as record numbers attempt to become pregnant after the menopause.
Read the article by Sophie Goodchild in the Evening Standard, 26th February 2010
Value of pension top-up payments nearly halved between 2006 and 2008
The value of pension top-up payments made by employers has nearly halved in two years, research has found
www.personneltoday.com, 25th February 2010
Older people do not need less sleep
The idea that people need less sleep as they get older is a myth
Steve Connor in the Independent, 23rd February 2010
Divorce soars for over-50s as wives seek 'new thrills'
Couples whose children have flown the nest are splitting in record numbers to seek thrills and independence
Emma Rowley in the Express, 23rd FEbruary 2010
A generation in denial: Millions face retirement poverty because they've remortgaged their homes and saved too little
Millions of people approaching retirement are being hit by a crippling combination of large mortgages and no savings
Becky Barrow in the Daily Mail, 10th February 2010
Oldest swingers in town: £40,000 playground for pensioners only
London is to get its first 'pensioners' playground' in the heart of Hyde Park after approval was given for an outdoor gym for the over-sixties
Ruth Bloomfield in The Evening Standard, 9th February 2010
Pension incomes decline 70% in ten years
Pension incomes have fallen by more than 70 per cent during the past decade, leaving savers facing an uphill struggle to fund a comfortable retirement, research showed today.
Nicky Burridge, The Indpendent 9th February 2010
Internet prompts the publishing itch in over-60s
The Internet is helping older British readers rekindle a love of books and writing, and an overwhelming majority of senior citizens see the medium as a positive development
Reuters in the Independent, 9th February 2010
Elderly to be helped to return home from hospital, says Gordon Brown
People aged over 65 could be given a right to up to six weeks' support to enable them to remain in their own homes after a stay in hospital or residential are, a fall or an illness, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today
James Tapsfield reports in the Independent 8th February 2010
Case round-up: Heyday challenge to compulsory retirement
The High Court has upheld the UK's default retirement age, which allows employers to force workers to retire once they reach the age of 65.
www.personneltoday.com, 4th FEbruary 2010
Former Countryfile presenter Miriam O'Reilly sues BBC over sex and age discrimination
.....after being dropped from the rural affairs programme.
www.personneltoday.com, 4th February 2010
New report reveals true impact of dementia on UK
Dementia affects 820,000, costing the UK £23 billion each year - Alzheimer's Research Trust study.
Alzheimer's Research Trust, Dementia 2010, report 3rd February 2010
Alzheimer's can be prevented
Dementia is ruining the lives of more people while costing the state £32bn a year. It's time for funded research
Oliver Tickell, The Guardian, 3rd February 2010
Default retirement age ban attempt through Equality Bill fails
A bid to scrap enforced retirement age at the age of 65 through an amendement to the Equality Bill has collapsed after the amendment was withdrawn.
Kat Barker, personneltoday.com, 29th January 2010
Swinging over-60s show life is golden for oldies
'...for the keys to the castle are no longer the exclusive preserve of the young and beautiful. Better health practices and higher standards of living are pushing the boundaries of the good life into a whole new age-inappropriate terrritory...'
Jan Moir in The Daily Mail, 29th January 2010
Quintastic: 50 is the new 30
2010 is the year of the Quintastics, the women who have discovered that turning 50 brings with it a ferocious second wind
Celia Walden in the Daily Telegraph, 28th January 2010
Default retirement age should be scrapped in Equality Bill say HR chiefs
HR directors have backed calls for forced retirement at 65 to be scrapped using the Equality Bill on the condition that employers receive at least one year's notice of the abolition.
Kat Baker in personneltoday.com, 25th January 2010
Rise of the Swofties (that's single women over fifty, who like clubbing, Tweeting and exotic hols)
Single ladies of a certain age have never had it so good, according to research
Liz Hull in the Daily Mail, 15th January 2010
Swofties sign up to Facebook and Twitter
Single women over 50 - or Swofties - have never been happier enjoying nightclubs, exotic holidays and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, a new study has found.
Personal accounts: Feathering the NEST
For several months now, UK employers have been coming to terms with the main aims of the pension reform agenda.
personneltoday.com, 14th January 2010
Default retirement age should be scrapped, says equalities minister Harriet Harman
The government's equalities minister Harriet Harman has said the default retirement (DRA) age should be scrapped
Personneltoday.com, 11th January 2010
Pret-a-rapporter: the hunt for the perfect work wardrobe for the over fifties
Read an article by Sarah Mower in The Daily Telegraph, 6th January 2010
42-year-old banker wins age discrimination case
A 42-year-old banker has won an age discrimination ruling against his employer after beng made redundant during the credit crisis in 2008, it has emerged.
personneltoday.com , 4th January 2010
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