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Pensions and savings: What do people really want?

At this year's PLSA conference four members of the public shared thoughts on pensions and savings

Older jobseekers feel discriminated against

Those aged 55 to 64 feel employers discriminate against them because of their age

Experts cautiously welcome master trusts pensions Bill

The new Bill aims to strengthen the governance of master trust pensions schemes

Will the LISA really be good for savers?

Pensions experts warn of the need to ensure savers truly understand products such as the Lifetime ISA

Social and economic change and generational difference

The world of work and how people approach jobs is changing. These differing attitudes are often generational

BITC calls on more employers to 'ban the box'

Business is the Community wants more organisations to commit to being open to hiring those with a criminal record

Harrington: Government must help people understand pensions

Newly-appointed pensions minister Richard Harrington discussed pensions communication

Flexible working denial harming mothers

18% of working mothers have been forced to quit because a flexible working request was rejected

Could the gig economy be behind falling self-employment wages?

The Resolution Foundation found self-employment wages are lower now than in 1994-5

Companies failing to undertake human rights assessments

Of the companies who had conducted such assessments, 77% identified actual or potential human rights impacts

Young people misinformed about skills required to progress

What young people think they should be doing to grow their careers is at odds with employer expectations

Managers not being prepared for change

Less than half (47%) of organisations are adequately preparing leaders and managers to manage change