Monthly Archives: March 2017

Wendy Loretto speaks at Healthy Working Lives event

Wendy was the keynote speaker at an NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde/Healthy Working Lives event ‘Supporting Older Workers Seminar’ on 23rd February, held in Glasgow.  It was attended by more than 100 stakeholders representing public, private and  third sector employing organisations … Continue reading

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Sarah Vickerstaff and David Lain attend Fuller Working Lives event

Sarah and David are attending the event in London bringing together academics working on a number of research council funded projects and any policy and analytical insights arising from their work. Slides from their presentation can be accessed in the findings … Continue reading

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Overcoming Inequalities: Addressing barriers to extending working lives | 5 April 2017

Socio-economic inequalities continue to present challenges to the Government’s Fuller Working Lives programme, with many people forced out of work through a combination of redundancy, ill health or early retirement. This one day conference for policy makers, hosted by the … Continue reading

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EWL team members publish chapter in Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training

Wendy Loretto, Chris Phillipson and Sarah Vickerstaff have published a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training looking specifically at the position of older workers http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780199655366.html

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