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News & EventsNEWS - 5 Sept 07 - The Telegraph - The 'sandwich generation' who fill caring gapA generation of men and women are struggling to care for children, grandchildren, ailing parents and hold down a job at the same time, according to a new report. Elderly parents alone will receive around £21 billion of unpaid care and help from their adult children this year. The increasing dissatisfaction over the conflicting demands faced by the "sandwich generation" means the issue of caring is rising fast up the political agenda. The Cost of a Parent report by LV=, formerly Liverpool Victoria, the financial services company, paints a stark picture of life for many. More: www.telegraph.co.uk NEWS - 5 Sept 07 - The Times 'Women climb career ladder faster – but are paid less for doing same job' Women are beating men up the career ladder but are still being paid less and getting smaller bonuses for doing similar work. A study of 42,000 managers found that at the age of 37, the average female manager was five years younger than her male equivalent. But despite women’s career success, they are still being paid an average 12 per cent less for working in a similar role — and at director level the gap rises to 23 per cent. The National Management Salary Survey also reveals that resignation rates among women directors, managers and professionals are at their highest level for five years. Women are 20 per cent more likely than men to resign from their jobs. More: women.timesonline.co.uk NEWS - 4 Sept 07 - Struggling lone parents find work doesn't pay OVER six million people now live in "workless households" in the UK, according to the latest official figures. And once again there are hands raised in shock and horror that the number of non-working single parent households is on the rise. Despite fiddling about with the benefits system and offering alleged incentives, there is an outpouring of middle class angst from MPs and think tanks, disappointed that those pesky single parents won't get off to work and set a good example for their children. More: news.scotsman.com Previous News & EventsFebruary 2010November 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 January 2009 November 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 January 2008 January 2008 November 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 November 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 January 2005 January 2005 January 2005 |
