Third Age Employment Network - Archived News 2nd Quarter 2004

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Archived News 2nd Quarter 2004

Posted June 2004
	Pay Instead of Pensions Skill Shortages Continue To Hinder The Manufacturing Sector. EFA Develops ‘Age-Free’ Job Application Form Gems From CIPD’s Recruitment & Retention 2004 Survey 500th Jobcentre Plus Office Opened Population Trivia Treat ‘Work Till You Drop’ Scare mongering 85% of Organisations Experiencing Recruitment Difficulties Age Positive Week Kicks Off Early More Women Starting Their Own Businesses Employment & Vacancy Levels Up Again Raising State Pension Age Is Not An Option Says TUC Over ¾ of A Million Retirees Want To Return To Work Adult Apprenticeships – Something Stirring At Last Meet The ‘TIREDS’ Bristol: Opportunities In Childcare Too Old At 41 Educational Opportunity For The Over 55s
Posted May 2004
	Tribunal Fears Haunt SMEs Britons Keep on Borrowing Endowment Mortgages – Claims Regulations Tightened Retail Sector – Mixed Picture on Jobs Worker paid 29 pence per hour wins £5000 Tribunal Award TAEN Letters to the Editor Public Sector – 162,000 New Jobs Created ‘Property Can’t Replace Pensions’ Warning CBI Raises UK Growth Forecast Unions Call for New Bank Holiday. Learning & Skills Council Appoints Director of Skills. 6 Out of 10 Firms Spending Under £100 A Year Training Staff ‘New Deal’ Streamlining Proposals Mystery of New Deal 50+ Numbers Solved ? Pension Bill – 11th Hour Amendment on Contribution Shortfalls Government Finds £400 million To Compensate Pensioners ‘Full Employment Is Within Reach’ Claims New Minister Business Optimism Translating Into New Jobs Over 50s Outreach Pilots Underway White Paper Published On Single Equality Commission Over 40% of SMEs Want Employment Law Immunity Over 50s Still Bearing Brunt Of Redundancies Financial commitments in retirement. Despite Offshoring, UK Call Centre Sector Expected to Boom Fewer Company Insolvencies But Personal Insolvencies Up Businesslink.gov.uk Unveiled
Posted April 2004
	New Scheme To Help Unemployed Find Jobs In The NHS Financial Pressures Triggering Return Of The Extended Family Departmental Differences Could Delay Age Legislation Till Mid 2007 CIPD Calls For Flexible Working Rights For All Carers To Win Right To Request Flexible Working Hope Grows For Members of Failed Company Pension Schemes. Small Businesses – Alive, Healthy & Confident Single NHS Job Website Being Rolled Out Best Employment and Unemployment Figures since 1975 Over 50% of Employers Expect To Recruit In Next 3 Months 1.3 Million Additional Jobs By 2012 Firms Facing Management ‘Black Hole’ Top Firms Nearly Double Their Pension Contributions Over Past Year A Mixed Picture On Flexible Working UK Demand For ‘Knowledge Workers’ Seriously Exaggerated Financial Services Employment Prospects Improving

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