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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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Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are all blaming each other for yesterday’s Commons vote preventing any change in MPs’ expenses arrangements. “Today was a bad day for openness and accountability for MPs,” said Liberal Democrat Commons spokesman Simon Hughes. “The Commons had the chance to vote for proper auditing of all we do, but… Read more »
The government’s ID cards scheme risks being derailed by mistakes in fingerprint matching, the government’s own experts have warned The £4.4 billion National Identity Scheme’s (NIS) preference for relying on fingerprint and facial recognition biometrics exposes the system to error, the Biometrics Assurance Group (BAG) claims. BAG claims that “exception handling” – dealing with mismatched… Read more »
