The Mail on Sunday’s economics editor Dan Atkinson reveals the Office for National Statistics’ quarter by quarter initial estimate of GDP, and it is had a mixed record for judging how well the economy has performed.
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Ask Jo: Capital gains tax and a property bought to house an elderly parent
Thursday, April 26th, 2012My elderly mother lives in a house I bought 11 years ago. She has never paid me any rent. Will tax be due on the proceeds when I sell the property after her death?
Employment law: Failed interviewees who claim discrimination
Thursday, April 26th, 2012No-one likes being turned down for a job. But what happens if a job applicant refuses to take no for an answer and tries to get even by filing a discrimination claim against the employer that rejected them? Peta Fluendy reveals all.
Job Clinic: Are there any issues if staff and invited clients watch the Olympics at our offices?
Thursday, April 26th, 2012We are going to be inviting some of our clients to watch Olympic events in our offices. Is there anything that we should bear in mind?
Balancing the Bump: Holiday and the working parent
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012With the summer term now in full swing, we take a look at how working parents can manage the the school holidays in our latest Balancing the Bump from employment law specialist Annabel Kaye and Allie Stewart, MD of The Life-Changing Company – members of 1230 The Women’s Company.
The City risks ridicule over Bank’s top job
Wednesday, April 25th, 2012Financial Mail editor Lisa Buckingham on the race for the top job at the Bank of England, the Pensions Regulator’s latest move on final salary pensions schemes and the potential power of shareholder pressure on the banks.
Nicky Garcea: Can only Superwomen make it to the top?
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012The renowned psychologist and author Dr. Ines Wichert, wrote that: ‘you have to be Superwomen to make it to the top’, and sadly that’s a preconception many senior women across the globe seem to agree with. Our guest expert Nicky Garcea from Capp, questions this notion and looks at ways women can harness power to their benefit. Using extensive experience gained from working with senior women in FTSE 100 firms, Nicky shares with us her advice for power gain.
Who Cares? Sarah’s Caring for the Elderly Blog
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012Last night’s edition of Panorama, exposing the appalling mistreatment of an elderly woman in a London residential home, will have shocked you, if you do not have any relatives in care or have never visited such a place.
