This week, we look into your rights if you live with your partner but you're not married. And if you're thinking of moving in with your partner, have you decided whether to have a joint bank account or to keep your money separate? There are over three million couples in the UK who live together and moving in together can bring some financial challenges as well as the financial benefits of sharing costs. Sarah Pennells was joined by Jo Edwards who's head of family at law firm Forsters and Nigel Shepherd who's head of family law at Mills and Reeve and chair of the family lawyers' organisation Resolution.
Guests: Jo Edwards,Nigel Shepherd
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
It's National Sickie Day today and although some of us would call in sick in favour of a duvet day, for some, there may be a more serious reason for taking absence from work. Our reporter Anviksha Patel spoke to Dr Jill Miller, Research Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, who carried out some research to find out the real causes of unexplained sickie days. Jill began by explaining what her results revealed.
Guests: Dr Jill Miller
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Employers should increase the number of older people in the workforce by one million over the next five years to plug a growing skills shortage prompting a new initiative to encourage people aged between 50 and 60 to remain in the workforce. So what advantages would this offer? That's the question our reporter Tom Hill put to the Government's Business Champion for Older Workers Andy Briggs.
Guests: Andy Briggs
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Sarah Pennells was joined by Editor in Chief at Money.co.uk Hannah Maundrell. Today on the agenda, they discussed how companies are being urged to hire more people aged 50-69. Plus they look into the PM's plans to increase the number of affordable rental homes. All these stories and more on The News Review.
Guests: Hannah Maundrell
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Labour MPs have been told to cancel leave and be prepared for a three-line whip as the party enters another difficult week in which it will push for a series of amendments before a final vote on the Brexit bill. Sarah Pennells was joined by Peter Catterall - Reader in the History Department of the University of Westminster to discuss the reaction to the content of the Brexit White Paper.
Guests: Peter Catterall
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Joining us to discuss what the main market headlines of the morning are is Share Radio's very own Juliette Foster. Starting with budget airlines - Ryanair has released its Q3 results, and we also have traffic stats from EasyJet. In gold mining - Randgold Resources has reported its Q4 results this morning. And we also have numbers for one of the leading global diamond producers - Gem Diamonds.
Guests: Juliette Foster
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Original Broadcast: Your Money, Your Future
Now, have you made a will? If not, you're not alone as over a third of adults don't have one. But new research from National Savings & Investments shows that 38 million people haven't thought about making a will or drawing up a legal document so a family member can manage their finances if they become ill. Sarah Pennells was joined by Chris Dowsett from NS&I, Amish Patel of legal firm Stone King and Toby Scott from Dying Matters.
Guests: Chris Dowsett,Amish Patel,Toby Scott
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
Elderly & vulnerable people are particularly susceptible to scams which come through the postal system and criminals who contact them by telephone. To find out what can be done to protect them, Share Radio's Sara Macham was joined by Marilyn Baldwin OBE - founder of Think Jessica, a charity she set up in 2007.
Guests: Marilyn Baldwin
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Morning
The number of people falling victim to romance scams has reached a record high. In 2016 there were over 3 thousand victims of romance fraud; they lost a combined total of over £39 million. To find out more about this Georgie Frost spoke to Tony Neate is CEO of Get Safe Online.
Guests: Tony Neate
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Original Broadcast: Women & Money
January is supposed to be the busiest month for divorce as, sadly, many couples contemplate ending their marriage. How do you pay for divorce, especially if you're not working or you're not the main earner? Sarah Pennells was joined by David Allison who's a partner with law firm Family Law in Partnerships, Mary Marvel from Advice Now, Elspeth Thompson from David Gray solicitors and Mary Waring from Wealth for Women.
Guests: David Allison,Elspeth Thompson,Mary Waring,Mary Marvel
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