Computer geeks to the rescue
A growing number of home support services are offering to tackle technical problems on any device, from a PC to an iPod.
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(Source: The Times)
Older workers can fill skills gap
Keeping older staff and luring others away from retirement is a better way of solving our skills shortage than bringing in migrants.
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(Source: The Times)
No silver lining for over-50s
There are 27 accounts restricted to senior savers - but they can all be beaten by non-ageist competitors.
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(Source: Daily Telegraph)
Pensions Regulator gets real on life expectancy
Pension fund liabilities are about to increase because the Pensions Regulator will be instructing all UK providers to use realistic life expectancy forecasts.
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(Source: Banking Times)
The sandwich generation: cash squeeze for couples who have ageing parents AND young children
Couples with young children and ageing parents are battling to cope with record financial responsibilities, according to a report. Millions face a never-ending cycle of financial struggle, researchers found.
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(Source: Daily Mail)
nextstep's New Year resolve to boost the over 50s
nextstep Advisers are ready and waiting to help Staffordshire's over-50s use 2008 as an opportunity to make a new year leap back into learning, training or work.
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(Source: nextstepstaffs)
Care revolutionaries
As politicians debate social care, the sixtysomethings of the baby boomer generation are getting ready for a fight. They have seen their future and they don't like it.
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(Source: New Statesman)
Teacher's new challenge
Many would see early retirement as an invitation to a life of leisure, luxury holidays and relaxation. But Cecilia Fletcher, a former teacher from Featherstone, decided to embark on an eye-opening adventure training teachers in Zambia and the Maldives through the VSO.
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(Source: Pontefract and Castleford Express)
The true cost of hitting old age
Research from the Newcastle Building Society Equity Release Service has unveiled the true cost of being a pensioner. In 2008 it predicts that real inflation for pensioners will be up to 7% - more than double the estimated national inflation rate.
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(Source: Moneyextra)
Résumé advice for the over-50 crowd (USA)
Those with lengthy work histories must keep résumés brief and adjust to today's digital times, career specialist says.
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(Source: Christian Science Monitor)
Employers need to do more to tempt older workers
With demographic changes, skills shortages and recent UK legislation on age all making their mark, a new Research Insight from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) highlights the importance for employers to address the challenges presented by an ageing workforce to recruit, retain and engage talent.
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(Source: CIPD)
Demand for working beyond state pension age set to soar
The demand for working beyond 65 looks set to increase markedly in the next 15 years, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
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(Source: CIPD)
To retire or not to retire (USA)
This year is a demographic watershed, a critical juncture for both individuals and employers. This is the year the first Boomers are officially eligible to retire.
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(Source: Business Week)
How to retire in comfort
There are lots of scare stories about saving for retirement. We're not doing enough. We're going to be poor in our old age. We just can't afford to save what we need. This is all rubbish. A little discipline is all most people need to plan for a comfortable retirement.
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(Source: everyinvestor.co.uk)
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