New award for employers which recognise that the future features the over fifties
Press release from the East of England Development Agency ...
Age diversity can help business recover from the downturn, says Commission
20 March 2009Employers who retain the skills and experience of older workers will be better placed to emerge from the recession, Nicola Brewer, the Chief Executive of the Commission said today. She also argued that the e...
EHRC: Commission to work in partnership with DWP to assess the impact of the recession
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is to work in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to assess how the recession may be impacting on different groups of people, for example women, ethnic min...
Managing resources in later life
This report, published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, explores the changing lives of older people and shows how resources are used to manage change and maintain stability....
Equality & Human Rights Commission helps secure legal protection for workers over 65
The Commission welcomes the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling that a law firm was wrong to force a partner to retire at 65 on the assumption that his performance would decline when he reached that age. In its...
Senior Service: Older workers often feel ignored but wise employers realise that diversity pays dividends
Julie Ferry The Guardian, Saturday 21 February 2009 Article history Recession hits some groups of employees harder than others - and older workers can find it particularly tough to climb back on the career ladder af...