There’s a commonly-held perception that people over 40 suffer from age discrimination in the workplace in Finland. Although labour law professor Seppo Koskinen cautions that age discrimination may increase as the official retirement age in Finland is raised, not all of the statistics bear out a bias against older employees – yet. If a job-seeker…
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As millions face the prospect of extending their working lives to fund pensions, scientists have come up with a silver lining. Retiring later can delay the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, their research suggests. It is thought that keeping the brain active by working later in life helps to keep the condition at bay. A…
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Cumbrian NHS chief Sue Page had a duty to dismiss a former employee illegally, a tribunal heard. Ms Page, the chief executive of Cumbria Primary Care Trust, argued her decision saved the taxpayer more than £500,000. She made former Primary Care Trust (PCT) boss Nigel Woodcock redundant by letter in May 2007, without meeting him…
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More than two-thirds of employers responding to the 2011 XpertHR retirement survey intend to allow their employees to retire whenever they wish, following the abolition of the default retirement age (DRA). The survey also found that, out of 157 organisations surveyed, only one will use an employer-justified retirement age, using succession planning as the legal…
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The practice of excluding old applicants from employment opportunities based on their age is still rife among many South Korean companies, the labor ministry said Wednesday. The Ministry of Employment and Labor said 98 cases, or 2.2 percent, out of 4,381 job advertisements posted on online job sites from March 23 to April 6 contained…
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When deciding whether or not to accept lucrative redundancy deals, older workers should consider their long-term prospects, it has been suggested. New research by Recruitment Genius has revealed that 55.8 per cent of over 50s who have contacted the organisation reported being made redundant. This is more than double the number in any other age…
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Two powerful US actors’ groups condemned Thursday the main movie industry website over its policy of giving artists’ ages, saying it was facilitating discrimination in the business. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) spoke out days after a US actress lodged a dollar 1 million lawsuit…
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Most people believe having an older colleague has a positive effect on the workplace, often because they can be good role models or mentors, a new study has shown. A survey of more than 2,000 adults by the Nationwide building society showed that workers over the age of 55 were less likely to take sick…
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The chairman of the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee has said it is unfair that online customers get the best gas and electricity deals. Customers on standard price plans are said to pay on average almost £140 a year more than those on online plans. MP Tim Yeo told BBC Radio 4’s Money Box…
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The British Youth Council (BYC) has been selected to become part of the European Youth Forum’s expert group on Votes at 16. The European Youth Forum is an independent, democratic, youth-led platform, representing 98 National Youth Councils and International Youth Organisations from across Europe. BYC will be joining other national youth councils from Ireland, Denmark,…
