Economy
UK Debt Will Push Pensionable Age to 70
Submitted by Jessica Kirby on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 16:39According to a study published by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, an ageing population and the poor condition of the public finances will require the state pension age to be raised to 70 by the middle of the 21st century. The study said that plans to raise the pension age in three stages from 65 now to 68 by 2046 did not go far enough given the sharp increase in national debt caused by the recession. The study suggest that the public be offered a deal by the State: work longer in return for an assurance that pensions would rise in line with average earnings.
Employment Law and Litigation Group (US)-Winter 2009 in Review
Submitted by Lindsay Herod on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 11:27For the first time in many years, ELLG meetings were held in a hotel: the Omni Berkshire which was a very pleasant environment for networking and sharing among members. Nearly 30 members attended each meeting and gave them strong evaluations.
Responding to the sudden travel restrictions necessitated by the economic conditions in many companies, ORC held wrap-up webinars after each meeting to provide members who could not attend with an opportunity to hear what had occurred.
Visions of the Future: Polity, Economy and Inequality
Event Date:
Tue, 12/01/2009 - 17:00 - 20:00
Location:
RIBA, 66 Portland Place, London W1B 1AD
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ORC Worldwide is pleased to sponsor two seminars on how we can create a fairer society in the midst of recession. The seminars have been developed by the Equality and Diversity Forum and supported by the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission. The seminars are open to members of the ORC Equality and Diversity networks. For more information please contact Deirdre.Golden@orcww.com.
Shaping Equality After the Downturn
Understanding Attitudes to Tackling Economic Inequality
Event Date:
Tue, 11/17/2009 - 17:00 - 20:00
Location:
Inner Temple, Crown Office Row, London, EC4Y 7HL
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Shaping Equality After the Downturn
ORC Worldwide is pleased to sponsor two seminars on how we can create a fairer society in the midst of recession. The seminars have been developed by the Equality and Diversity Forum and supported by the UK Equality and Human Rights Commission. The seminars are open to members of the ORC Equality and Diversity networks. For more information please contact Deirdre.Golden@orcww.com.
How Not-For-Profits Are Riding Out the Recession
Submitted by Michal Fineman on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 17:50In the April issue of Monday Developments, Curtis Grund, vice president of ORC’s global development sector consulting practice, outlines how not-for-profit organizations are reshaping their compensation programs to ride out the recession.
Review of Trends and Developments in World Regions - February 2009
Deirdre Golden presented a round up of the latest developments and initiatives arising from the United Kingdom and related European equality and diversity agenda.
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Employers in the UAE Face Redundancies for the First Time
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Sat, 03/14/2009 - 23:00The economic downturn is forcing employers in all parts of the world to confront new and worrisome challenges. In the United Arab Emirates, businesses are facing the prospect of redundancies for the first time in recent history—arguably, for the first time ever. This means that many companies have no established procedures for redundancies, and many HR managers have never had to deal with them.
Sustaining Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion in Difficult Economic Times
Submitted by Eleanor Shemesh on Sun, 03/01/2009 - 00:00For diversity professionals and business champions of diversity and inclusion, one of the challenges of today’s economic environment is maintaining a serious focus on diversity and inclusion when managers are distracted by crisis. Not surprisingly, this issue was one of the top concerns for members of the Global Diversity Forum (GDF) who gathered from around the US and Europe to meet in New York last month.
