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Few fathers can afford to take shared parental leave, say campaignersResearch shows poor take-up of policy launched two years ago due to concerns about lack of financial support for dads
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Rise of robotics will upend laws and lead to human job quotas, study saysReport predicts rise in robotics will usher in ‘industrial revolution 4.0’ altering working practices and legal frameworks
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Credit card firms need to help those in long-term debtThe FCA is right to try to force lenders to assist the millions languishing in persistent debt
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Lloyds to shrink hundreds of UK branches to two staffNew ‘micro branches’ will not have counters, with customers using self-service machines and video links
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Struggling credit card holders could see fees and charges waivedFCA makes proposals for those with persistent credit card debt, where all their money goes on repayments
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Startup like a girl: why investors should pay more attention to female entrepreneurs
Social equality Startup like a girl: why investors should pay more attention to female entrepreneurs
While only one in four startups are led by women and the investment gender gap is widening, those who fund women see greater returns -
Welfare shakeup 'will push a quarter of a million children into poverty'Analysis for the Guardian finds changes due on 6 April will also wipe thousands off payments for bereaved families
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The Guardian view on bereavement benefit cuts: cruel, stingy, wrongEditorial: Theresa May sacked George Osborne and promised to do everything differently. It doesn’t look like it from here
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Decent housing a necessity for a healthy societyLetters: To offer any degree of stability to today’s growing families would need prices to fall back to a realistic multiplier of local earnings, which this government will not do
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Help us fix Brexit labour shortage with Saturday jobs, say employersHospitality industry is preparing for Brexit by addressing dependence on EU workers
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Isa rates halved since Brexit vote and eroded further by inflationCash savers’ money is declining in real terms as interest rates and inflation head in opposite directions, say experts
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There’s no dodging death – but inheritance tax relief could save £1mThe new residence nil-rate band (RNRB) is for homes bequeathed to descendants
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Will the new 12-sided £1 ever be worth a mint? Here’s how to coin it inSome cash rattling around in piggybanks can be worth a small fortune or simply be small change. Rarity is everything and knowing exactly what to look for
Freeing up the rich to exploit the poor – that’s what Trump and Brexit are about