Review of the Default Retirement Age
The Age and Employment Network submission of evidence for the Department for Business Innovation and Skills review of the default retirement age.click here to download the submission...
In your lifetime
A report published by the National Housing Federation, sharing its vision of housing, care and support for an ageing society....
Older workers in SMEs and Microbusinesses: Final Research Report
In May 2009 5050vision and the NWDA commissioned a review of employer attitudes towards older workers (50+) and of the attitudes of older workers themselves in small businesses across the North West of England. The...
Over 50's squeezed from the labour market
The latest labour market statistics from the Office for National Statistics show again that over 50's are being hit hard by the recession. Although the mainstream press is determined to focus on the youth agenda, in fact...
5050vision has appointed a Head of 5050vision
5050vision is pleased to announce that it has appoiinted Viv Gee to the position of Head of 5050vision. Viv took up her post on 1 December 2009.Viv has spent the last nine and a half years as European Policy M...
CoverAGE features the North West Regional Framework for Ageing
CoverAGE the European Older People's Platform, issue 95 - June 2009, features the North West Regional Framework for Ageing on page 15.This platform is seen as the leading platform on the issue of ageing at a European lev...