A new report from the 50+ Choices Roundtable shows how businesses, older workers and the wider UK economy would all benefit from employers and government prioritising greater flexibility in the workplace. The Flexible After Fifty report, from the members of the 50+ Choices Roundtable, shows that nearly three quarters (72%) of over-50s are seeking flexible… Read more »
Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »
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Several defence repair sites are to close with the loss of up to 2,000 jobs, the government has announced. Armed forces minister Adam Ingram told the Commons it was “with great regret” he delivered the news, but that it was necessary for the modernisation of the armed forces to make them “fit for the 21st… Read more »
The government is gearing up for a battle over controversial legislation to allow on-the-run terrorist suspects back to Northern Ireland, to be published today. The new bill would put in place a judicial process whereby fugitives convicted before the Good Friday agreement in 1998 could return home without serving a day in prison. It has… Read more »
