Employing Older Workers
Older workers two and a half times more likely to suffer long-term unemployment
Unemployed over 50s are two and a half times as likely as younger age groups to be out of... read more
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Employment Rights
National lockdown agreed for England
From midnight tonight the national lockdown announced yesterday for England will become... read more
Employing Older Workers
‘Women face increasing gender pay gap as they get older’
The gender pay gap between men and women working full time is at its widest for those over... read more
Employing Older Workers
Fears over increased redundancies for over 60s
The number of redundancies amongst people aged in their 60s has nearly tripled in the last... read more
Retirement Planning
Generation X faces pensions disaster, report warns
A third of Generation Xers will face a pension timebomb if policymakers fail to take... read more
Self-Employment
New rules on SEISS criticised for added complexity
A leading self employment body is warning that the rules for claiming the third... read more
Self-Employment
Covid leading many to consider leaving self employment
More than half (58%) of self-employed workers had less work than usual in August 2020 –... read more
Employing Older Workers
Unemployment rises by a third among older workers since pandemic
The number of unemployed over 50s has increased by a third in a year, according to new... read more
Employing Older Workers
Call for more support to boost financial literacy and advice
Government, industry and the regulator should work together to extend the take-up of... read more
Retirement Planning
Gender pension gap closes, but women still save a lot less
The gender pension gap - the number of women and men saving enough money for their pension... read more
Self-Employment
Government extension means many self-employed can access Universal Credit
The Government has announced plans to extend the suspension of the Minimum Income Floor... read more
Self-Employment
Self-employed to get 80% of profits in November
The Government has announced that self employed people in the UK will be able to get up to... read more
Employment Rights
Government announces extension of furlough scheme
The Government has announced a national lockdown for England from Thursday to be... read more
Employment Rights
Chancellor boosts financial support for employees and employers
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced changes to the financial support packed for... read more
Carers & Sandwich Generation
Report highlights role of older people in caring and volunteering
People aged 65 and over spend more time volunteering and caring than any other age group,... read more
Self-Employment
IPSE hits out at “grossly unfair” support scheme for unemployed
Campaigners for the self employed have expressed anger that workers whose workplace is... read more
Employing Older Workers
Employers still lagging in menopause awareness
Employers have a long way to go to better support women going through the menopause in the... read more
Retirement Planning
Survey shows Covid impact on retirement plans
Significant numbers of older people are delaying their retirement or taking early... read more
Employing Older Workers
Aviva launches app as part of menopause awareness week
Insurance firm Aviva has launched a menopause support app and is running a menopause... read more
Employing Older Workers
Call for an Ageing Society New Deal
G20 governments should commit to an Ageing Society New Deal and invest more in... read more
Retirement Planning
State pension age rises
The age at which you can collect your state pension has risen to 66 this week for both men... read more
