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The Flexible After Fifty report calls for greater flexible working support for people over age 50 to be more active in the workforce

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 »

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MDU welcomes GMC apology over historic homophobic laws

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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Tribunal rules Gulf War Syndrome exists

A former soldier has won his case to be awarded a Ministry of Defence (MoD) disability pension for Gulf War Syndrome (GWS). The Pensions Appeal Tribunal said GWS was an “umbrella” term that could be used to describe the distinct set of symptoms suffered by Daniel Martin, 35, of Luton. The former guardsman, who says… Read more »

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Defra ‘must learn lessons’ of foot and mouth

The government must learn from the “painful experience” of foot and mouth to ensure taxpayers do not bear the cost of an outbreak of bird flu, MPs warn today. A report from the public accounts committee says there was a “prodigious waste of taxpayers’ money” involved in tackling the foot and mouth crisis in 2001…. Read more »