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	Default Retirement Age To Be Scrapped By 2011 Date created: 30/07/2010 Proposals have been unveiled by the Coalition Government to scrap mandatory retirement by October 2011. From April 2011 employers will not be allowed to invoke default retirement to staff aged 65 or over.. read more

	National Audit Office Reject Equality And Human Rights Commission Accounts For The Second Year Running Date created: 19/07/2010 The National Audit Office (NAO) has refused to sign off the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s (EHRC) annual accounts for the second year in a row. Quoting serious failings in the organisations.. read more

	Coalition Commit To Equality Act Timetable Date created: 05/07/2010 Equalities Minister Theresa May has finally confirmed in a government issued press release that the Equality Act will become law in October as originally scheduled. .. read more

	EHRC Hit With £200,000 Penalty For Week’s Delay Date created: 27/06/2010 The Government Equalities office has deducted £200,000 from the Equality Human Rights Commission’s budget.. read more

	Rumours are rife Coalition may repeal Equality Act Date created: 20/06/2010 A frenzy of rumours was sparked late last week following the removal of the Equality Acts implementation date from the Government Equalities Office (GEO) website. Journalists could not commit a GEO spokesperson on a definitive implementation date sparking fears the Act could be repealed... read more

	Equality Managers predicted to feel full impact of austerity measures Date created: 13/06/2010 Planned cuts are now a clear indicator equalities will be offered no favourable treatment, and if an article published in the Mail on Sunday is anything to go by equality is the very area where the axe is likely to fall... read more

	Diversity and Equality Experts could be looking at a challenging six months ahead Date created: 06/07/2010 Government measures to tackle the deficit look like they will have a direct impact on the work of equality and diversity experts in the immediate future.. read more

	UK Corporate Governance Code to encourage greater diversity Date created: 01/06/2010 The coalition government has welcomed new measures to encourage accountability, diversity and improved performance in Britain’s boardrooms,as the Financial Reporting Council launched a revised Corporate Governance Code. .. read more

	Coalition equality pledges published Date created: 23/05/2010 Unveiling their much anticipated 35 page policy document the new Coalition Government has outlined their policies on Equality. Of significant note they have pledged to extend the right to request flexible working .. read more

	Coalition Government equality appointments decided Date created: 16/05/2010 When pretty much every Diversity practitioner you ask is not keen to see a Conservative government in power, it may be fair to assume that such a shift in power may not be good for equality. Well it’s time to stop pinching yourselves this nightmare is real.. read more

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