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Consultation Response Making work better Ref: 0714 Date: 30 May 2014 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes ... 1-6 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9NA. This is Age UK’s response to the Smith Institute’s Making Work Better Inquiry. The inquiry aims to identify what can be done by different parties to improve job
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serious about extending working lives, it must make sure that everyone who wants to and is capable of working can do so, regardless of age. This includes ensuring that the Work Programme delivers for its ... its older participants. • The Work Programme has been less effective at helping the over 55s than younger age groups. • However, the Work Programme is a labour market tool which can be used to correct
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Improving lives: the work, health and disability Green Paper February 2017 Ref: 0817 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... Key points and recommendations While good quality work is likely to be beneficial for your health, there is a proliferation of poor quality work within the modern labour market. This needs to be urgently
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Work & Pensions Select Committee Inquiry Response Welfare to work Ref: 1915 August 2015 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational ... to face sessions. We work closely with Age UK Cymru, Age UK NI and Age UK Scotland. Key points and recommendations With State Pension ages rising and more people needing to work for longer, it is inevitable
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Consultation Response Age UK’s response to the Work and Pensions Committee’s examination of the Draft Pensions Bill in relation to the single-tier State Pension Ref: 0513 February 2013 ... rights it is essential that people are encouraged to claim credits due and that low paid part-time work is adequately recognised. The single-tier will be simpler in the future but inevitably the transition
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September 2013 1. Introduction Long-term unemployment, usually defined as over 12 months out of work, is one of the most serious problems facing the 50+ cohort in the modern labour market. Of all older ... to move back into work, often because of ageist attitudes by employers, a lack of high quality advice and guidance, and personal barriers (for example low levels of IT skills). The Work Programme is the
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1 Behind the headlines: Why the employment rate does not tell the whole story about working longer April 2017 2 Contents Summary of findings................................................ ... older workers have increased since the 2008 recession, the flip side is that the number of hours worked on average has declined since then. However, the 2008 recession is not the cause of this – it is
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Evidence submission Age UK’s evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee’s Inquiry on Intergenerational Fairness February 2016 ... and our local partners for information and advice on a range of issues to do with later life. We work closely with Age Cymru, Age NI and Age Scotland. Summary and key points Although pensioner poverty
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1 Ref 2012 Age UK’s response to the Work and Pensions Committee’s inquiry into progress towards implementation of Universal Credit August 2012 Name: Sally West Email: sally.west@ageuk.org.uk ... Pentonville Road, London N1 9UZ. Consultation response 2 About this consultation This Inquiry by the Work and Pensions Select Committee is looking into progress towards the implementation of Universal Credit
