Workers have an increasingly uncertain view on when they are going to retire. 15 million (42%) non-retired UK adults are not able to say what age they plan to retire according to research by Baring Asset Management.
Research undertaken in 2008 (before the economic downturn) showed that 100% of those asked were confident that they [...]

After revising the proposals for restricting tax relief the new coalition government have improved proposals for tax relief on pension savings but there are still concerns.Mercer a global leader for trusted HR and related financial advice, products and services belives that four areas still need to be addressed to ensure a health environment for the [...]

Strong evidence of the age discrimination in many workplaces has been released. Age UK’s survey has found that 2 out of 5 people over 50 have been unemployed for over a year and three-quarters of these are men.
The report showing that many of the people who have been unemployed for over 12 months are aged [...]

The announcement by the government that it is scrapping the traditional retirement age of 65 means that businesses are facing up to dealing with first multi-generational workforce.
There are now four generations working side by side according to research by Steelcase, the global leader in workspace design and office interiors.
The four generations are: Traditionalists (born before [...]

Leslie Seldon a partner who sued his own firm of Kent solicitors when he was compulsorily retired at 65, has lost his age discrimination case at the Court of Appeal. Audrey Williams, partner and head of discrimination at international law firm Eversheds comments:
“Although the Court of Appeal’s judgment provides welcome clarification of some aspects [...]

Suggestions are being made that the workplace is about to witness a new era of traditional working values.
Donna Miller, HR director, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, whose company has 3,000 staff in the UK, claims current employment trends point to a rise in employees putting job security first as they begin their careers in [...]

Almost one in three European workers (29%) would prefer their government not to raise the national retirement age, and would be happy to have less income in retirement. This is according to a new survey carried out by Aon Consulting, an employee risk and benefits management firm.
This research is part of the Aon Consulting European [...]

The default age of retirement in the UK has been questioned amid claims that it could lead to a loss of talent on the workplace.
Research by The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) and the Employers Forum on Age has revealed that 64 per cent of HR managers are in agreement that making staff take retirement [...]

A campaign to scrap the compulsory retirement age received “strong cross-party support from the House of Lords”.
That is according to the Employers Forum on Age (EFA) campaign, which has confirmed that discrimination against older workers is both “outdated” and potentially harmful to the economy.
The EFA states that there are still “fears” about abolishing the current [...]

People leaving the country after the recession will lead to more jobs vacancies which need to be filled, according to a voluntary lobbying organisation. There has been a lot of immigration over the last three years which will reverse as people return to their own countries, the Local Government Association (LGA) says. In a recent [...]