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More women should be on company boards, says UK manufacturers’ group

UK manufacturers have a higher than average proportion of women on their boards but more needs to be done, an industry body claimed today. A new survey by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, has found that women account for 19% of …

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More women in the UK working beyond 60

More women in the UK are working past the age of 60, according to a report out today which takes a look at trends in the job market

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Call for more diversity on boards to support UK’s economic recovery

Two new reports this week have argued that women should be better represented in senior positions. An analysis by the BBC, announced today, shows that on average women hold

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Singleton claimed £104,000 in benefits for ‘four children’

A benefit cheat who swindled the taxpayer out of £104,000 after pretending to be a single mum with four children was on Tuesday given 93 YEARS to pay

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Women bear the brunt of unemployment

Out of 28,000 people that lost their jobs between November and January, 22,000 were women. That means a staggering eight out of ten workers to lose their jobs were

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Pension poverty faces many women over 40

With the majority of men taking out ‘single life annuity’ many women without their own pension pot will be left with nothing should their partner die.   Close to one

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5,400 women missing from top jobs

A new report, published today by the Commission, shows a continuing trend of women being passed over for top jobs in Britain. More than 5,400 women are missing

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