News • Age
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The following news articles were posted within the "Age" category.
Supreme Court decisions on age discrimination offer guidance for employers
This week saw two significant age discrimination cases reach the Supreme Court, both of which involve issues that employers need to be aware of. The cases are now the leading authorities for age discrimination....
Wrong to deny young people an increase in the minimum wage, says TUC
Responding to the announcement by the government today (Monday) that it has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to freeze the rate of the minimum wage (NMW) for young people from October, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: "The LPC should have been bolder in its recommendations. Even in the current economic climate there was room for an increase in the minimum wage that at the very least kept pace with inflation and earnings....
Tesco becomes first major firm to move pension age from 65 to 67
Tesco, the country’s largest private sector employer, is to raise its pension age from 65 to 67 in a move which could be followed by other major companies....
Ageless workforce welcomed but sickness absence a concern
Managing absence levels among older workers is the only significant issue marring employers’ enthusiasm for the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA)....
Minimum wage to be frozen for 20-year-olds
The national minimum wage for workers aged 20 and under is set to be frozen at less than £5 an hour in an attempt to create more jobs for them, the Government will announce soon....
Age discrimination in the provision of services and public functions
The Government has decided to delay a decision on implementation of its proposed ban on age discrimination in the provision of services, which it had envisaged bringing into force in April 2012....
Surge in older workers doing unpaid overtime
The proportion of employees in their late 50s and early 60s working unpaid overtime has increased sharply in the last decade - despite a fall in unpaid hours for the rest of the workforce - according to a new TUC analysis published today (Friday) to mark Work Your Proper Hours Day....
Employers unveil apprentice plans
A host of major employers have announced that they are creating new apprenticeship places to coincide with Apprenticeship Week, which kicked off nationwide on Monday (6th February). ...
EHRC funds first age discrimination cases heard at the Supreme Court
The Commission will use the first two age discrimination cases to be heard by the UK’s Supreme Court today (17 January 2012) to argue that an exception to the law banning age discrimination in employment is in urgent need of clarification....
Age discrimination still a problem in many businesses
Both younger and older employers face workplace discrimination due to age, according to research by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)....
TUC warns new charges will make tackling discrimination at work even harder
Introducing fees to take claims to employment tribunals could have a huge impact on ensuring equality at work, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will warn a conference later today (Friday)....
Anonymous CV plans backed by major employers
More than 100 major UK businesses have signed up to a government initiative that proposes asking for CVs without the name or the school details of candidates in order to remove the risk of discrimination during the application process....
Government launches plans to help employers hire apprentices
The Government has launched measures to ‘ensure more young people benefit from an apprenticeship’, and to help employers gain the skilled workers they need to grow....
Businesses need to recruit more smartly to improve diversity
OraRuth Rother, co-founder of HireMatch.me, discusses how businesses can use pioneering recruitment techniques to boost recovery, broaden their talent pool and pre-empt the threat of new legislation....
Equality chief urges employers to focus on diversity
Equality and Human Rights Commission chair Trevor Phillips last night called on businesses to embrace diversity as a key business issue, speaking at the launch of the Employers' Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei)....
ESW support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol
Equality South West has sent a message of support to the protestors occupying College Green in Bristol. ...
Employers sign up for BBC Three show to help unemployed find work
Argos, Greggs, Hilton Worldwide, Scottish Power, Starbucks, Timpson and Virgin Media have offered a total of 23 paid placements....
U-turn on Esol funding causes enrolment mayhem for colleges
As the peak month for enrolments, September is always a busy time for colleges. But after a government U-turn on funding for English classes for immigrants (known as Esol), this year is proving chaotic....
Care ‘time bomb’ as Britain’s one million older gay people age
Lesbian, gay and bisexual people in Britain are far more likely to end up living alone and have less contact with family in later life than heterosexual people, according to groundbreaking new research published by today by Stonewall....
Age discrimination claims increase by 79%
The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has expressed concern over a sharp rise in the number of age discrimination claims and warns the figure is likely to continue rising....