Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:47 AM PST

End of default retirement age will stop drain of skills and experience, and actually create more jobs for young people The government's decision to ban employers from being able to sack their staff just for being 65 is brilliant news. This should have been done many years ago. As the first baby boomers reach 65 this year, and with millions more set to join them, it is about time the labour ...

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:39 PM PST

With two young children and a third on the way, Serena Heard could no longer juggle her three part-time jobs. Boston - Massachusetts - Greater Boston - United States - Arts

Jobs for the Future | Layoffs and pay cuts leave Louisville-area workers trying to get by with less

Posted: 15 Jan 2011 07:45 PM PST

Whether hunting for a new job, working several part-time jobs to get by, or enduring more work and fewer raises in their current occupations, Louisville area workers say they've grown accustomed to lean times. Even local economic development officials have come to accept that for now, at least, even low-paying jobs are better than no jobs at all.