Work and pensions secretary Ian Duncan Smith and pensions minister Steve Webb announce plans "to reinvigorate the pension landscape".
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Work and pensions secretary Ian Duncan Smith and pensions minister Steve Webb announce plans "to reinvigorate the pension landscape".
Workers will win the right to stay in their jobs beyond the age of 65 next year.
No woman is safe in television once she reaches 45, according to a Countryfile presenter who is suing the BBC for age and sex discrimination.
The Mail reports that the BBC is facing a rapidly increasing number of claims for age discrimination by its female staff.
The United States Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public briefing on Friday 11 June 2010 in Washington D.C. with a panel of experts to examine the recession, unemployment and the effects on older workers.
The Public and Commercial Services Union's victory in challenging the removal of redundancy benefits leaves entrenched a potentially age discriminatory scheme.
A leading pensions guru has said pension credits could be phased out temporarily by the new coalition Government as a compromise over state pension reform.
Having already won £40,000, an NHS manager received an extra £147,000 in her age discrimination claim.
In the horse trading between the Government and Opposition that took place in the run up to the election, the Equality Bill received Royal Assent. Richard Walsh comments on the impact of the age discrimination provisions on the insurance industry.
Pioneering research from the University of Reading is being used to enhance the taste of hospital food to help prevent or treat malnutrition in older people. The project is supported by celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal and funded by Age UK.
A recent Bitish Youth Council survey reveals the most important issues for young people ahead of the General Election.
"Liberal Democrats will change things for older people, putting fairness into social care and pensions," said the Liberal Democrat Leader.
Age UK Charity Director Michelle Mitchell comments on the three main parties' manifestos
Women at the top of the BBC are to blame for age discrimination against female presenters, claims the former newsreader Selina Scott.
Older voters could hold the key to the outcome of the general election, research commissioned by the charity Age UK suggests.
Older teachers feel they are being pushed aside and treated unfairly, a teachers' conference is to be told.
Age discrimination remains rife in the insurance industry according to research by Age Concern and Help the Aged. Half of motor insurers and a third of travel insurers automatically exclude people aged 80 plus seeking quotes, irrespective of their health.
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The Chancellor’s commitment to a formal consultation on reforms to the Default Retirement Age will cause employers to review how they implement their pensions provision, according to Carol Dempsey reward partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Employers practising age discrimination by failing to hire experienced staff could be missing out on adding huge value to their business, according to a recruitment services and training provider.