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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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The world must take action on climate change or risk plunging into a major economic crisis, a landmark report warned today. Nicholas Stern’s 14-month review into the financial costs of global warming finds it could cost up to one per cent of the world’s output to stem the rise in greenhouse gases and stop the… Read more »
Britain’s radioactive waste will be buried underground but councils will not be forced into accepting it, the government announced yesterday. Environment secretary David Miliband said there would be a “participation and benefit package” for those local authorities that agreed to take waste in their areas, but stressed: “We are not seeking to impose radioactive waste… Read more »
