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  • Why did UnLtd, a charity, fund 2old.co.uk?

    On 3rd September 2009 Jolyon's Review published a comment article entitled ‘A database for cheap labour’, about a website called 2old.co.uk which claimed: “Local employers, particularly small and start-up businesses would be more willing to employ mature job seekers if they were willing to work for less”.

    Funding for 2old.co.uk was provided by UnLtd - the Foundation for Social Entrepreneurs, which is a charitable organisation. Why was UnLtd - a trustee of the Millenium Awards Trust - funding a website that appeared to be promoting the exploitation of older members of the workforce in the United Kingdom?

    The rest of this article can be read by visiting www.jolyonsreview.co.uk and clicking on the 'News & Comment' link.

  • A database for cheap labour

    An advertisement for a website called 2old.co.uk appeared in the September 2009 edition of The Frome Valley & Isle of Purbeck Gazette. The advertisement was published in the form of an article entitled: ‘Bringing Maturity To The Workplace’. The article claims that “2old.co.uk brings together the local employer and the mature job seeker”. It goes on to make the extraordinary claim that mature job seekers are willing to work for less.

    The rest of this article can be read by visiting www.jolyonsreview.co.uk and clicking on the 'News & Comment' link.

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