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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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Baroness Warnock, one of the original thinkers behind the formation of the special educational needs inclusion system, has urged a radical rethink of the system. She said that the special educational needs (SEN) system has become a source of “confusion of which children are the casualties”. Baroness Warnock is best known for her work in… Read more »
The Government’s plans to cut 100,000 civil service jobs could seriously derail plans to reform public services, according to the leading civil service union. Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, told his union’s annual conference that if ministers pressed ahead with job cuts, key reforms were in danger of failing. And, Mr Serwotka said… Read more »
