Want to know more about your money? The penny drops podcast is here to help you understand your money and make better informed financial decisions. Presenter and Broadcast Journalist Andrea Fox will be grilling financial experts on your behalf to get the best tips on topics such as savings, pensions, budgeting, debt and retirement. This podcast series is brought to you by Royal London, the UK’s largest mutual life, pensions and investment company.
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Monday Mar 08, 2021
Navigating your career as a woman or parent
Monday Mar 08, 2021
Monday Mar 08, 2021
In celebration of International Women’s Day, host Andrea Fox joins working parents and comedy duo The Scummy Mummies, also known as Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibson, and Helen Morrissey, a personal finance expert from Royal London. In this episode, we discuss some of the challenges of being a woman in the workplace, as well as the impact of being a parent on your career and finances.
How can you find more information?
Royal London recommends you seek professional independent financial advice before making financial decisions. You can learn more about the value of financial advice on our website, or visit Unbiased to find a trusted professional in your area.
You can also find lots of helpful information on some of the topics discussed on the following sites:
Employment and flexible working
Money Advice Service: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/categories/work-and-redundancy
Citizens Advice: www.citizensadvice.org.uk/work/rights-at-work/flexible-working/flexible-working-what-is-it
Career planning
National Careers Service: nationalcareers.service.gov.uk
Family financial planning
Royal London: www.royallondon.com/media/good-with-your-money-guides/family-financial-planning
Maternity leave and pay
Money Advice Service: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/maternity-pay-and-leave
Returning to work
Money Advice Service: www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/articles/know-your-rights-when-you-go-back-to-work-after-having-a-baby
Financial support for parents
GOV.UK: www.gov.uk/browse/childcare-parenting/financial-help-children
Turn2us: www.turn2us.org.uk/Benefit-guides/Beginner-s-Guide-to-Benefits/Checking-benefit-entitlement
This episode was recorded in February 2021 during the coronavirus outbreak. For the latest information on financial support and benefits, visit gov.uk/coronavirus.
Please note that all topics discussed in this episode can vary depending on your personal circumstances. Any figures quoted were accurate at the time of recording.
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