It was a good week for Royal Bank of Scotland on the stock market, despite former chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin facing calls to lose his knighthood and the current boss, Stephen Hester, his bonus.
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Dan Atkinson: Finances on track for high-speed crash
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Another day, another claim that a grave social ill is costing the economy billions of pounds. In this case it was obesity and the alarming sum involved was allegedly north of £21 billion a year, but it could just as easily have been binge drinking, absenteeism, presenteeism, non-working mothers, working mothers, smoking, poor literacy and numeracy, and any permutations thereof.
Balancing the Bump: Parenting disabled children and the workplace
Thursday, January 19th, 2012Exclusively for FMWF, employment law specialist Annabel Kaye and Allie Stewart, MD of The Life-Changing Company – members of 1230 The Women’s Company – tackle the complex issues involved in being a working parent with disabled children.
Employment law: Forced retirement
Wednesday, January 18th, 2012The Supreme Court has just started a hearing which is expected to provide guidance about how and when it might still be permissible for employers to force staff to retire – even though it is supposed to be illegal to do so. Peta Fluendy explains.
Dan Atkinson: A welcome cold turkey for house prices
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012Thirty or more years have passed since the heyday of the Circle of Gold, a chain letter that took Britain by storm in the recession-hit early Eighties.
Midas: Jubilee Platinum & Asian Plantations
Monday, January 16th, 2012Joanne Hart casts her investment eye over Jubilee Platinum reviews and gives a Midas Update on Palm oil firm Asian Plantations
Reveal this ‘green tax’ on fuel bills
Monday, January 16th, 2012Energy companies are adapting badly to their new role as the second most hated industry in Britain – after the banks. They have yet to understand the degree of antipathy felt by households forced to watch a growing portion of their disposable household income eaten up in energy bills.
Guest blog: A beginners’ guide to creating Apps
Monday, January 16th, 2012As the smartphone and tablet PC markets continue to expand, the app market is ripe for SMEs to exploit. Author of the Small Business Guide to Apps David Howell, has penned an exclusive blog for fwmf.com providing a great starter guide for the uninitiated.
