Category Archives: Older workers

Chris Phillipson quoted in the Guardian article on retirement

Posted on February 7, 2017 by alb36

Uncertain Futures’ Chris Phillipson was consulted by the Guardian for his views on the facts about flexible retirement and whether it is still a viable practice. You can read the full article here: https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2017/feb/06/flexible-retirement-age-state-pension-savings?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other  

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Sarah Vickerstaff and Chris Phillipson present at GSA 2016 in New Orleans

Posted on November 21, 2016 by alb36

Presentations by both Sarah Vickerstaff and Chris Phillipson were very well received by the international audience at this year’s Gerontological Society of America symposium in New Orleans. Sarah’s presentation on Extending working women’s lives prompted the following tweet from Gerontology … Continue reading →

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff takes part in a Lump of Labour event

Posted on October 24, 2016 by alb36

On 18th October Sarah Vickerstaff attended The Colloquium on Older Workers and the Lump of Labour Fallacy 0rganised by The Age and Employment Network. Sarah acted as a discussant for the proposal that the idea of a fixed lump of labour is an accurate one. Chris … Continue reading →

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Research paper by Dr Mariska van der Horst published

Posted on October 10, 2016 by alb36

Dr Mariska van der Horst and colleagues from the EWL project have published a paper in Work, Aging and Retirement on the Pathways of Paid Work, Care Provision, and Volunteering in Later Careers http://workar.oxfordjournals.org/content/workar/early/2016/10/07/workar.waw028.full.pdf The paper provides an interesting and insightful view of … Continue reading →

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Dr David Lain and Professor Wendy Loretto on grandparenting

Posted on September 8, 2016 by alb36

David and Wendy presented the findings of their study and how this had shown a need for flexibility in later working life to meet the needs of some to fulfill grand-parenting commitments.

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff and Professor Wendy Loretto on issues for women in longer working lives

Posted on September 8, 2016 by alb36

Sarah Vickerstaff and Wendy Loretto gave a very well-received presentation on the subject of women and extending working lives with Sarah noting that those who started their careers at the age of 15 had already front loaded the extension process.

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EWL team present at WES conference

Posted on September 8, 2016 by alb36

Members of the EWL team have been presenting findings from the project at the WES conference in Leeds this week. Yesterday David Lain and Mariska van der Horst gave a presentation on Later Life Careers in the UK and the … Continue reading →

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EWL’s Professor Wendy Loretto on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour

Posted on August 24, 2016 by alb36

Radio 4 presenter Jenni Murray was joined by EWL’s Wendy Loretto to discuss  the challenges facing older women in the workplace and how when returning from a career break or looking for a change of direction older women can achieve … Continue reading →

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WASPI meeting Ramsgate

Posted on July 11, 2016 by alb36

There has been much in the press recently about the detrimental effect on women born in the 1950’s of a sudden increase in their pension age. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2016/jul/09/women-pension-age-trap-40000-out-of-pocket. On Saturday afternoon Professor Sarah Vickerstaff spoke on the subject at a WASPI  (Women Against State … Continue reading →

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Thought-provoking new publication on the future of retirement by Dr David Lain.

Posted on July 4, 2016 by alb36

We are delighted to announce that David Lain’s book ‘Reconstructing Retirement’ is to be published by Policy Press on 5 July 2016. It explores prospects for employment beyond age 65-plus in the UK and US, in the context of state … Continue reading →

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