The Times today launches its third Active Life Award to celebrate the achievements of older people. Sponsored jointly by Sir Sigmund Sternberg, the 89-year-old philanthropist and founder of the Three Faith Forum, the prize aims to recognise outstanding contributions to society and good causes by the over-70s. The prizes total £10,000: £5,000 for the winner…
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Dave Ogilvy is, as he says, not your average 63-year-old. The UberX driver works up to 85 hours per week and has just about finished saving for his retirement, which will be spent snowboarding around the world with the woman he plans to make his third wife. Ogilvy started driving for ride-sharing company 10 months…
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Insurance companies are penalising pensioners for being old by hiking up costs or, worse, refusing to cover them. As soon as people hit 65, premiums soar and by the time they reach 80, they’ll be lucky to find cover. “It defies belief that in 21st century Britain people are still refused travel insurance because of…
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The managing director of Worcester-based-Temple Bar has said that the FSA’s retail distribution review threatens to jeopardise The Equality Bill, which comes into force in 2012 and makes ageism unlawful in the provision of products and services, as it may disadvantage older IFAs. He said that the QCF level four requirement threatens the livelihood of…
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New laws governing discrimination on the grounds of sex and age have been passed by the Federal Parliament. A position of Age Discrimination Commissioner has been created in the Australian Human Rights Commission for the first time. Attorney General, Robert McClelland said the new laws would provide stronger protections for employees and students from sexual…
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Viewing entries in Global Legal Post An investigation by the US’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) into the Deloitte retirement age of 62 for partners could have implications for law firms.
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When I read on Twitter that Sir Terry Wogan had been killed in a freak accident that involved a Scalextric I was both saddened and surprised. I had interviewed him just a few days earlier and, as jocular as he was, I had trouble picturing him as the kind of man who would play with…
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Viewing entries tagged Older generation Candidates applying for jobs can suffer age discrimination simply by promoting characteristics associated with older people, according to new research. A former pensions advisor to Tony Blair has been appointed as the Government’s new ‘Older Workers’ Champion’, amid growing concern over the number of over 50s left on the scrap…
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Anna Ford was the authoritative female face of television newsreading for four decades. Now actress Julie Walters has blamed continuing ageism in the industry for her absence from our screens. Yesterday she asked: ‘Where’s Anna Ford?’ Miss Walters, 63, said: ‘There are lots of women around my age in film, theatre and TV – producers,…
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Overhauling the outdated laws that govern the care provided to elderly and disabled people will save unnecessary red tape, delays and litigation, and public money. The Law Commission, which advises the Government on law reform, today proposes the most radical shake-up of adult social care law for more than 60 years. A wide-ranging package of…
