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Age Concern's response to DTI consultation "Work and Families - Choice and Flexibility"
Corporate Author	Age Concern England - ACE
Publisher	Age Concern England - ACE, London, June 2005
Pages	2 pp (Policy Response - summary, ref: 1705)
Source	Age Concern England, Astral House, 1268 London Road, London SW16 4ER. Download document at http://www.ageconcern.org.uk
Keywords	Informal care ; Employment ; Hours of work ; Age Concern ; Comments or Evidence submitted.
Annotation	The Department of Trade and Industry's consultation document, "Work and families: choice and flexibility" (www.dti.gov.uk/er/choice_flexibility_consultation.... mainly concerns families and their childcare responsibilities. In its response, Age Concern England (ACE) focuses on the section on flexible working, to emphasise the essential role of some 3 million carers aged 50+, including many who work or want to work. ACE strongly support increasing the ability of older people and carers to work flexibly, and this summary puts the case for the "right to request" flexible working. The full version of this response to the Consultation can be obtained from Age Concern's website. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-050802208 P
Classmark	P6: WJ: WKD: PT: 6PM *
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