Blink and you may have missed the news, but during the Easter break shared parental leave, something I’ve written about many a time, officially came into force. In other words, the old, inflexible paternity and maternity leave systems have been consigned to history. Under the new rules, mums and dads (or dads and dads and
How are your finances looking? Are you having issues making debt repayments? In this guest post, Dennis Hussey, a debt adviser from National Debtline, explains what assistance the charity can give. He also suggests what action you should consider to get your finances in order. Easter and Spring inevitably mark the time of year when
The recent budget brought in a number of changes to ISAs, Child Trust Funds, tax and pensions that will affect families. In her latest guest post for Dadbloguk, Standard Life family finance expert Julie Hutchison outlines what these changes are and how they may affect your family. What was in Budget 2015 for parents and
I recently took part in a Google+ hangout that was organised by financial services giant Legal & General. It was the first in a series of hangouts aimed at discussing personal finance issues and giving guidance to individuals across a range of life stages. The event was chaired by Legal & General’s chief executive Nigel
This photograph was taken when I was in Central London the other day. I’d been at an event discussing family finances in a building near Liverpool Street Station. When I came to leave, it was throwing it down. It was one of those stereotypical rainy London days; it was grey, wet and the clouds were
