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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 heap.
Unemployed people in their 50s are finding their desperate hunt for a job ‘made worse’ by a key Government rule change.
One in three Britons doesn’t plan to give up work when they reach retirement age, rising to four in 10 over-55s, according to a survey.
Labour is setting up a commission led by Miriam O’Reilly, the former Countryfile presenter, and Arlene Phillips, the former Strictly Come Dancing judge, to tackle age discrimination against women over the age of 50.
Millionaire venture capitalist Greg Hutchings fears he will fail in his expensive attempt to change the England Hockey Board’s policy of allowing players to represent England in this year’s Hockey Masters World Cup only in their own five-year age category.
According to new research, 92.8% of jobseekers aged over 50 feel the Government is ignoring the problem of over 50s unemployment.
Pensioners holidaying abroad this summer face being hit by annual increases of up to 90 per cent in the cost of their travel insurance.
As Age UK survey finds 60% of UK thinks age discrimination is widespread, a mass lobby of Parliament on Tuesday will aim to get the Government to reform and boost funding for social care.
Nigel Roberts of Politic365 argues for a global strengthening of age discrimination laws.
Staff over the age of 50 were told their services were no longer required with “immediate effect” because they did not meet the criteria required to continue in jobs they have done for years.
Age diversity promotes ill-will between workers in organisations that leads to an unhappy workplace and less productivity, according to a new academic study.
The Saga Quality of Life Index has plummeted for the third time in a row, as multiple woes hit the over 50s.
John Galvin is passionate about housing and especially about ensuring our older people are not forgotten when it comes to government policy making.
A charity founded by The Prince of Wales claims that ageist attitudes and age discrimination in the UK are stopping many older people contributing towards the British economy.
The perils of being a banker on the wrong side of 50 are well-documented, but surely age discrimination is more commonplace in the cutting edge, young buck-populated world of technology? We report on older workers in the IT sector.
When deciding whether or not to accept lucrative redundancy deals, older workers should consider their long-term prospects, it has been suggested.
The Times today launches its third Active Life Award to celebrate the achievements of older people.
Older people deserve a specific set of rights to combat age discrimination and ensure they are treated with dignity and respect, according to the older people’s commissioner for Wales.
Four out of 10 people aged over 65 are continuing to work in order to boost their income, a survey suggests.