Category Archives: Pensions

Uncertain Futures event in London – 25 October 2017

Posted on October 5, 2017 by alb36

On Wednesday, 25 October 2017 from 13:00 to 16:00 London School of Economics and Newcastle University (in conjunction with the Age and Employment network and Centre for Research on the Older Workforce  will be holding a seminar discussing the recent … Continue reading →

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Release of Overcoming Inequalities conference report

Posted on June 6, 2017 by alb36

The full conference report from our recent Overcoming Inequalities event at Church House in conjunction with the Research into Extending Working Lives (renEWL) consortium and ILC-UK has been released and can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/extending_working_lives_overcoming_inequalities_conference_report_2017 ILC-UK will be … Continue reading →

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

Posted on March 9, 2017 by alb36

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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Sarah Vickerstaff writes for the Conversation

Posted on February 7, 2017 by alb36

Professor Sarah Vickerstaff published an article in the conversation on the subject of retirement and the effect on organisations of the rise in state pension age. You can read the full article here: https://theconversation.com/the-question-employers-are-wary-to-ask-when-are-you-going-to-retire-70971

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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 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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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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EWL member takes up new post

Posted on January 29, 2015 by extendingworkinglives-news

Andy Weyman of Bath University and a member of the EWL team appeared as an expert witness at a the NICE Public Health Advisory Committee D ‘Workplace policies and approaches to promote and protect the health of older employees’ meeting … Continue reading →

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