Contemporary debates over the future direction of retirement pensions policy have been dominated by a polemic over the … supply adequate national retirement provision. This development is viewed as problematic as it is contentious in that it …

justification defence in dismissals by reason of retirement. Design/methodology/approach – A review approach is adopted in the paper … retirement cases. Attempts were made to draw together the evidence which suggests a shift in approach to objective justification … in this context. Findings – The paper reveals that the approach being adopted in retirement cases appears to be devaluing …

The potential of flexible retirement will not be realised until the fear of substantial income loss is allayed. At … present, for people looking at flexible retirement options, the occupational pension is not the vehicle to use, as the SFO … it does, that a fixed retirement age constitutes part of the scheme. Norman Fowler's consultative document on Personal …

Retirement is a relatively new phenomenon. An increasing number of employees are being encouraged to retire early due … offering preparation for retirement (pfr) is increasing. It is most commonly offered in larger organisations. Pfr should …

Pre‐retirement activities, ranging from man‐to‐man counselling to weekend “bargain breaks” in hotels, are expanding …. The most active organisation in the field is the Pre‐Retirement Association, covering the scope of personnel, education … and training. Core contents of all seminars in this area tend to be similar, covering finance, health and fitness, and …

were introduced in the self‐employed business person’s retirement plans known as the Keogh plans. the intention of the …‐employed business owners. The basic approach taken by Congress was to put the self‐employed retirement plans on parity with much more …

This study evaluates the success of the monthly withdrawal of funds from hypothetical retirement portfolios for the … effect of global diversification on the withdrawal of funds from a retirement portfolio. We compare portfolios consisting of … of international stocks does increase the terminal value of retirement portfolios after withdrawals during the latter …

The measurement of children's quality of life has an important role to play in improving their experience of health and … measures that are not only comprehensible to children of different age groups, but also meaningful to parents and health … the individual is also discussed in the light of the advantages to be gained from the increased uptake within health and …

undertaken to examine evidence of a ‘housing effect’ on children's health, learning, safety and behaviour. The results found … strong evidence of a relationship between poor housing conditions and children's health and some evidence that growing up in …