Category Archives: Workplace

Older women and work

Posted on September 1, 2015 by alb36

The Scottish Commission on Older Women last week published a report entitle ‘Older Women and Work – Looking to the Future’ exploring the experiences of older women seeking to remain in, or re-enter, the labour market. Professor Wendy Loretto of … Continue reading →

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New report considers the future of lifelong learning.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by alb36

Professor Chris Phillipson, one of the Extending Working Lives project team members has co-authored a report which investigates how lifelong learning, including continuous training within the labour market, can be supported and who will pay for it.  The report forms part of … Continue reading →

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EWL seminar for employers, policy makers, NGO’s and researchers

Posted on June 16, 2015 by alb36

On Thursday members of the EWL team will be joining with our colleagues from Norway to hold a seminar to discuss the challenges arising for employers, workers, policy makers and NGO’s of extending working lives.  Representatives from a wide variety … Continue reading →

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff taking part in REC Scale Up Live

Posted on June 11, 2015 by alb36

EWL’s Professor Sarah Vickerstaff is today attending an event at the The Recruitment & Employment Confederation entitled “REC Scale-Up Live for the Sectors: The role of recruiters in diversifying talent for business growth”.  The event is particularly aimed at the professional … Continue reading →

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Dr Joanne Crawford presents at Royal College of Nursing

Posted on May 11, 2015 by alb36

On Thursday 7th May Dr Joanne Crawford, one of the researchers on the EWL project presented at a joint meeting of Arbeit und Leben Niedersachsen and the RCN entitled “European Exchange of experiences on solution strategies and models of good … Continue reading →

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Professor Wendy Loretto article published in Huffington Post

Posted on April 1, 2015 by alb36

An article written by EWL’s Professor Wendy Loretto in conjunction with Professor Sarah Vickerstaff has been published in the Huffington Post’s lifestyle section. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/wendy-loretto/retirement-age_b_6968070.html The article entitled “Age of No Retirement Is Over-Stated: Most of Us Would Rather Spend Time … Continue reading →

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Europe-wide project publishes final report – chapters from EWL team members

Posted on February 23, 2015 by alb36

Professor Sarah Vickerstaff and Dr David Lain from the Extending Working Lives project team have each provided chapters in the final report from the research project  “Understanding Employment Participation of Older Workers : Defining Research Needs for Evidence-based Policy” as … 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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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff speaking at “Age Limits in the Workplace” event in Oslo

Posted on December 10, 2014 by extendingworkinglives-news

EWL’s project lead Professor Sarah Vickerstaff is attending the above event on Friday 12 December and will giving a talk on “Too Old to Work Too Young to Retire? Changing Retirement Ages in the UK”. Presentation slides to be posted … Continue reading →

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