Changes in lifestyle, caring responsibilities and difficulties in finding paid work are among the barriers to returning to the workforce faced by over 50s, research has found.
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Older women face the highest gender pay gap in the UK, with those over 50 paid £7,000 less than their...
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Plans to increase working hours among the over 50s and benefits claimants are to be unveiled in tomorrow's mini-Budget.
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The number people aged 50 and over leaving the workforce has increased since the pandemic, reversing an upward trend in the employment rate seen since the 1990s.
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As awareness increases of the impact of gender-specific health issues on the workforce, we look at implementing a workplace menopause policy.
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MPs call on government to make menopause protected characteric and enact section 14 of the Equality Act 2010.
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A report finds the leadership teams of UK retailers do not reflect the communities they serve.
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Where does the buck stop when it comes to DEI strategies? And how can HR incentivise inclusive behaviours without promoting tokenism?
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Bias in STEM recruitment processes is preventing talented professionals from returning following a career break, research has found.
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After a tribunal judged that calling someone 'bald' amounted to harassment related to sex, Shakil Butt explains why the panel was right.
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Changing demographics mean people may want or need to work for longer. Yet the oldest members of the workforce are...
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A plumbing and heating engineer has been awarded almost £25,000 in compensation for age-related discrimination and unfair dismissal.
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Pensions: Making more staff eligible for auto-enrolment will help ‘levelling up’
by Rob Mossby Rob MossMP says the age and earnings thresholds that have existed since auto-enrolment began should be scrapped.
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The number of economically inactive 50-64-year-olds reached 3.5 million between July and September this year, with 1.3 million admitting they...
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Saga has announced it will offer grandparents a week of paid time off to celebrate the birth of their grandchildren....