The Government is demanding 100,000 single parents seek work in 2011 when their youngest child reaches five years old. Parents must look for jobs where they will be working 16 hours or more. They will be allowed to limit their searches to school hours. However according to gingerbread a registered charity for the support [...]

Middle-aged workers are still faced with significant ageism from prospective employers, but UK firms could stand to benefit from their experience and work ethic, according to an expert.
Saga Magazine editor-at-large Emma Soames claimed some companies are still reluctant to employ over-50s and questioned whether the government's decision to scrap the default retirement age will do [...]

Stonewall, the organisation geared towards promotion of equal rights for gay and lesbian and bisexual groups, has launched Gay By Degree – the first ever guide which shows how gay-friendly every university in the UK is – www.gaybydegree.org.uk
The online guide is aimed at lesbian, gay and bisexual 16 and 17 year olds who are choosing [...]

A new relationship announced today between Portland-based CCLC® and London-based My Family Care will allow two major child care providers to share best practices on maintaining and strengthening relationships with existing clients, as well as cultivating and evaluating potential business initiatives – on both sides of the Atlantic. CCLC is a nationwide child [...]

Chancellor George Osborne’s announcement that those wanting to claim Disability Living Allowance (DLA) will have to undergo medical assessments to verify their handicap has been criticised as adding unnecessary stress.
Writing for the Guardian, economy expert Rhydian Fon James said that fraudulent recipients count for 0.05 per cent of all DLA claims and there is no [...]

A new corporate code trying to promote greater gender and ethnic equality has been welcomed by a UK women’s business group.
Toni Eastwood, a training manager for everywoman, responded to new guidelines published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) governing how top FTSE companies go about hiring senior figures, including asking firms to show "due regards" [...]

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Perceptions of male bias in the workplace are much greater among employees in small businesses than in the working population as a whole, according to new findings.
The research, which forms part of IFF Research’s Attitudes to Work study, shows while 10% of employees believe that men are treated better than women at work, this figure [...]

The GMB union is satisfied with the outcome of an employment tribunal that could cost a local authority hundreds of millions of pounds.
It represented 1,400 women in their claims for equal pay against Birmingham City Council, which it won yesterday (April 27th).
According to a statement, lawyers estimate the level of award to be in the [...]

The Equality and Human Rights Commission this week launches its good practice guidelines to increase employment and local business opportunities created by the London 2012 Olympics.
The Commission will be encouraging organisations involved in delivering the Games, to achieve the standards of good practice set out in the guidance, and where possible exceed those targets [...]