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Volunteering Role: Lift Leader Why did you want to volunteer with Age Cymru? After attending class I decided to train as a Leader What difference to your life has volunteering made to you? I enjoy volunteering
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getting older. It could be an important sign that you’re not feeling as well as you could be. There are plenty of reasons why your mood might change. But it’s important to know that if you’ve not been feeling ... worse in the long term. Talking is an important first step towards feeling better. Good to know. There are lots of organisations you can go to for support – we’ve included a couple below. You can find more
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The evidence shows either a lack of relationship between productivity and age, or that older workers are at least as productive as their younger colleagues. Even in physically demanding situations, for example ... workers are less productive, frequently rely on outdated assumptions about ageing and health, or fail to account for a myriad of other factors. More recent studies, which often find older workers are at least
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exclusion, we highlight the key challenges you face today Polling stations open at 7am on 4 July, where you’ll get the chance to exercise your voice as the next UK Government is chosen. MPs can use their ... ensure that policies are practical when implemented. For this general election, Age Cymru has brought together a Blueprint for older people in Wales which focuses on areas which are under the responsibility
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of publishing. In Northern Ireland, contact Age NI for further information, their contact details are at the back of this factsheet. The information in this factsheet is correct for the period August 2024 ... belief ⚫ Sex ⚫ Sexual orientation. These are called ‘protected characteristics’ under the Act. 1.1 How does the law protect me from age discrimination? You are protected against different types of discrimination
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... 2. Gender pay gap information 2.1. Age UK supports the proposal for larger employers (of which we are one) to publish gender pay gap information. This will promote greater transparency at work and encourage
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parties may only reproduce this paper or parts of it for academic, educational or research purposes or where the prior consent of Age UK has been obtained for influencing or developing policy and practice. ... this. If a system of fees is to be introduced, Option 1 is preferable to Option 2. However, there are substantial drawbacks even with Option 1, as it places the financial burden wholly on the claimant
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thousands of people in Wales every day. We know that people are suffering in many ways, often at the hands of those they trust and in places where they should feel safe and secure. Abuse takes many forms
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Weather Payments when the weather is very cold. Cold Weather Payments are paid when there’s very cold weather in the area where you live. This is defined by the Met Office as being when the average
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combining Age Concern and Help the Aged. With almost 120 years of combined history to draw on, we are bringing together our talents, services and solutions to do more to enrich the lives of people in ... brought together leading experts in the field to create this authoritative guide to ageing better. We are grateful to all the contributors who gave their time freely to make this vision a reality. Project
