Age Discrimination “Age gap” an urban myth, claims new research
20/08/2008
New research for the Government’s Full of Life campaign shows over two thirds (69%) of us agree that we have things in common with people of different generations - evidence that age is not an issue when making friends. The vast majority of Brits (86%) say they socialise with people outside their own age group, with more than half saying they do it often or all of the time.
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Choose to retire? We don't have a choice
Many people have no choice about retiring or not; particularly with the national default retirement age that gives employers, not employees the choice of when to retire. The second misconception is that there is a ‘normal retirement age’. There is no ‘normal’ retirement age. The third is that older people work to earn ‘some extra money’. Many older people must work to earn a living and pay the rising cost of living.
Time to shame the ageists
The new Equalities Bill about to make its way through Parliament heralds a golden opportunity to rid society of the one form of discrimination which remains legally acceptable and which still blights the lives of millions of people: ageism.
Labour's vision for an ageing society
Ageism, says Mike O’Brien, Minister of State for Pensions Reform is still too often the “acceptable face of prejudice”. Here he sets out how the new Equalities Bill being put through parliament aims to tackle a problem ingrained into our national psyche - and you respond.
"Time for you to retire," MPs told as a wake up call to ageism
In a move nothing short of genius, The Employers Forum on Age (EFA) has highlighted the UK’s outdated retirement rules by hitting MPs where it hurt: sending out a spoof letter giving notice of retirement to all 78 MPs who are 65 and over.
"Consign ageism to the dustbin of history"
Britain’s biggest pensioner organisation, the National Pensioners Convention (NPC), has welcomed the Government's publication of the Equality Bill, but has called for more practical measures to change attitudes towards the older population. Age Concern and Help the Aged have described it as a "massive step forward", but say that now is the time for the public to press their MPs to make sure the legislation happens as soon as possible.
97% of travel policies now imposing upper age limits - starting at 65
Many travellers aged 80 or over are being refused holiday insurance as more and more insurance companies shy away from offering cover for the older traveller.
Your chance to design the way older people are represented
“For Older People - by Older People” that’s the message that Ruth Marks is sending out as she launches a nationwide competition to design the logo and strap line for the new Older People’s Commission for Wales ... and there's an open invitation for YOU to take part.
Grey power marks 100 years of state pension with demand to end poverty in old age
Two thousand leading members of Britain’s growing grey power movement will mark 100 years of the state pension at the opening of their annual Pensioners’ Parliament on Tuesday June 3, by calling on the government to raise the state pension above the poverty line and restore its link with earnings before 2012.
Racism, sexism, ageism - it's shocking that one of these is still legal
In Gordon Brown's 2007 speech to Party Conference he said he would deliver "No discrimination on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, age, or faith and no discrimination against the disabled.” But sadly this is not the reality of today's society - in which every other form of discrimination has been outlawed, but age discrimination remains rampant, and perfectly legal outside the workplace.
"Ban ageism - or risk losing the grey vote"
Help the Aged has warned the Government that it risks alienating the country's 20 million older voters if it does not introduce legislation against age discrimination.
A fair Britain should mean equal rights for older people
Paul Cann, Director of Policy at Help the Aged shares his reaction to the draft legislative programme announced today by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
"Older people being ignored and failed by Councils"
Councils routinely turn a blind eye to the needs of older people in their area according to new research launched today (11th April) by leading older people’s charity Help the Aged. The equivalent of around six million pensioners, or more than half the pensioner population, allege their local council rarely or never asks their opinion on issues affecting them.
Brits fear further retirement reform will lead to longer working lives
A global study into retirement has revealed that the majority of Brits anticipate further reforms to the public pension system over the next decade, and fear these reforms will mean they will have to work longer and retire on less state benefits.
Reinventing retirement – or being pushed off a cliff?
“Government policy is pushing people off the retirement cliff edge,” says The Age & Employment Network, in response to a new report from the DWP on preparing for retirement.
