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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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Des Browne says troops will stay until Iraqi troops can cope
Browne: Iraqis must tackle violence themselves

The defence secretary has repeated his insistence that British troops will not pull out of Iraq ‘until the job is done’, after two more soldiers were killed at the weekend. The pair, who are from the Queen’s Dragoon Guards, were killed by a roadside bomb in the southern city of Basra on Sunday morning. Their… Read more »

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MoD admits widespread sexual harrassment in the armed forces
Sexual harassment ‘widespread’ in armed forces

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has announced a new crack down on sexual harassment after research today revealed the problem was widespread in all the armed forces. A survey of 9,384 servicewomen reveals that 99 per cent had witnessed sexual jokes, explicit material or unwanted touching in the past 12 months. And although there was… Read more »