The recession has created a generation of over-50s who are condemned to long-term unemployment, disturbing new figures revealed last night.
One of the world's most popular search engines is accused of age discrimination in the US.
Independent pensions consultant Ros Altmann has called for radical change to ensure a decent state pension.
There are now at least 389,000 over-50s who can't get a job. The Mail reported recently on the personal experiences of some of them.
IBM is facing legal action from 250 ex-employees who claim they were "forced" to take early retirement before changes to the pension scheme.
Rachel Krys, campaign director for the Employers Forum on Age, speaks out about employers attitudes to recuiting older workers.
The UK's 200 largest companies have a pensions shortfall of £100bn and the downturn is likely to make deficits worse.
The government has announced plans to scrap the default retirement age in the UK from October 2011.
John Cridland, CBI Deputy Director-General, comments on the proposals.
Age UK has called on the coalition government to do more to tackle age discrimination if it is to push through proposed benefit reforms likely to boost the number of older workers returning to the jobs market.
Figures published by a Government body have revealed that hundreds of thousands of UK workers are suffering from age discrimination.
More older workers are likely to find an "invisible wall" of ageism between them and a new job, resulting in greater numbers being stuck in long-term unemployment, charity Age UK has warned.
Removing the default retirement age could have unwelcome consequences if the issues involved are not widely debated.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) have been given an Employers Forum on Age (EFA) award for their work on tackling age discrimination in the workplace.
Former newsreader Selina Scott delivers a blistering account of her report into ageism and sexism within the BBC.
Dr. Robert Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning expert on aging who coined the phrase "ageism," has died in New York City, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 83.
Department of Health and NHS criticised for making too little progress on tackling key barometer of inequality.
Older women with breast cancer are having their lives put at risk by age discrimination in the NHS, experts warned yesterday.
The NHS may have to scrap controversial age limits for IVF to avoid the threat of being sued under age discrimination laws.
A majority of older people do not want to be forced to retire at 65, according to a survey.