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A means to many ends: experiences of flexible working
Being able to work flexibly can have a hugely positive impact on peoples’ work, and their personal lives too. Today we’re launched our new report, A Means to Many Ends, which looks at older workers’...
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Guest blog – Working beyond retirement age
This guest blog was contributed by Chris Ball, Chief Executive of TAEN, The Age and Employment Network. The idea of a given ‘retirement age,’ when most people abruptly cease work, may soon be a thing...
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EY2012 – a happy and glorious year for older Europeans?
This blog was contributed by Nicola Robinson, Age UK’s European Political Adviser. 2012 wasn’t just the year of the London Olympics, and the Queen’s Jubilee, it was also the European Year for Active...
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Guest blog – Meet one of our joint Internet Champions 2013
This blog was contributed by Janet Tchamani , 55, from Kings Heath, who was crowned joint Internet Champion of the Year in 2013. I’m so proud and excited to be an Age UK joint Internet Champion! To be...
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Making the Work Programme work for older jobseekers
It has been widely reported that that the Government’s flagship back-to-work scheme, the Work Programme, was failing to help the unemployed back into work and was accused by the Labour Party of being...
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Guest blog – Universal Credit: a missed opportunity to help older workers
This blog was contributed by Giselle Cory, Senior Research and Policy Analyst at the Resolution Foundation. We know that many people want to work into older age – yet many do not. So what stops them?...
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Guest blog – Striking a blow against age discrimination
This blog was contributed by Chris Ball, Chief Executive of TAEN – The Age and Employment Network 1st October – UK Older People’s Day and the UN International Day of Older Persons – saw the launch of a...
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Who are the older digitally excluded?
This blog was contributed by David Mortimer, Head of Digital Inclusion, at Age Age UK. For many years, local and national organisations have been working to support individuals learn how to use...
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An older worker, but just as productive
If you want to raise a few eyebrows, there’s nothing like busting a stereotype. Older workers are perceived in many (usually negative) ways, and such stereotypes are often deeply ingrained with the...
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Health, wealth + the pursuit of happiness = a sustainable retirement income
In this blog post, Jane Vass, Head of Public Policy at Age UK, discusses the secret to a sustainable retirement income. After speaking at a recent ILC-UK event as part of its ‘Sustainable Older...
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