When General Motors last month offered buyouts and early retirement packages to 113,000 hourly workers, the move focused new attention on a key aspect of the continually evolving relationship between employers and employees.
A grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights. grandfather clause (or grandfather policy) is a provision in which an old rule continues to apply to some existing situations while a new rule will apply to all future cases. Those exempt from the new rule are said to have grandfather rights or acquired rights.
Given that the average age of a first-time grandparent is 49, the blue rinse image of grandparents is greatly out of kilter with the reality..al Haywood: âMy family are important to me, but so is my life doing other thingsâ. By Sarah Womack, Social Affairs Correspondent. 12:01AM BST 28 Jul 2005. The average age of a first time grandparent is just 49 and most are likely to be grandparents for at least 35 years, it is disclosed today.