New TCFD guidelines change greenhouse gas reporting requirements
The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has changed the way it wants companies to report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read Complete Article
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UK Supreme Court gives guidance on arbitration agreement applicable law
The UK Supreme Court has provided guidance on the English law approach to questions of the applicable law of an arbitration agreement in a key recent judgment. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Public Sector Equality Duty
The Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) is a duty imposed on all public bodies by section 149 of the Equality Act 2010, to take equalities considerations into account when exercising […]
Continue Reading →Singapore proposes more support for ‘professional’ workers
A Singapore employer and union task force has published recommendations to the government on how best to support local professional, managerial and executive workers (PMEs). Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Speed, reliability and repeatability prompt shift to industrialised construction
Industrialised construction has moved far beyond prefabricated classrooms in schools or modular accommodation on mine sites. It now incorporates modern methods of construction, building information modelling and integrated digital delivery. […]
Continue Reading →Industrialised construction is ‘already a reality’
The shift towards a model of industrialised construction will transform the industry, ensuring it is better prepared for future global economic, climate and cultural turmoil. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Industrialised construction ‘technological revolution’ not without risk
As with all technological revolutions, the shift towards an industrialised construction industry is not without its risks. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →China issues action plan to reach carbon emission peak by 2030
China’s State Council issued the country’s action plan to ensure carbon emissions peak by 2030. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →UK progresses with climate-related financial disclosures for companies
Large UK companies and limited liability partnerships (LLPs) will have to make climate-related financial disclosures after a consultation showed strong support for the move. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: UK government ‘must commit to challenging rail projects’
The UK government has committed £35 billion of funding to rail projects over the next four years as part of a focus on connectivity, announced in the autumn budget. Read […]
Continue Reading →Scottish capital sets out environment-focused development strategy
The City of Edinburgh Council has laid out plans for the city’s development over the next decade, with environmental policies at the heart of the document. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: changes to corporate tax regime announced
A reduction in the banking surcharge and an extension of the increased annual investment allowance were two of the headline corporate tax changes announced by the UK chancellor, Rishi Sunak, […]
Continue Reading →Flying vehicles tipped to take off in the UK
Proposals for a more open and flexible approach to the regulation of innovative new forms of transport in the UK means it is possible to imagine flying vehicles being tested, […]
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: rate of residential property developer tax announced
A new tax on residential property developers will apply from April 2022 at a rate of 4% on annual profits from residential developments exceeding £25 million. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Singapore further updates guideline on Covid-19 vaccination in the workplace
Employees in Singapore who are fully vaccinated or have recovered from the disease within 270 days will be allowed to return to workplaces from 1 January 2022. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: corporation tax enquires cannot be closed during a DPT review period
UK law has been updated to prevent corporation tax enquiries being closed while a diverted profits tax (DPT) review period is ongoing, it was announced in the government’s autumn budget. […]
Continue Reading →Delay in reviewing South African appointment ‘unreasonable’
A public authority in South Africa has lost its bid to overturn a managerial appointment it made after a court ruled the authority took too long to review the appointment […]
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: further changes to notification of uncertain tax treatments
There will be two tests of when a large business has adopted an ‘uncertain tax treatment’ which it needs to report to the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) under […]
Continue Reading →Associative discrimination case spurs review of return to work policies
Anne Sammon tells HRNews about London Central Employment Tribunal’s striking decision in Follows v Nationwide Building Society Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The director ID number regime in Australia
The director identification (ID) number initiative in Australia requires directors at many businesses operating in the country to register for an identity number online and requires employers to keep a […]
Continue Reading →Expect more leverage tactics from Unite’s new leader
Ed Goodwyn tells HRNews about leverage campaigns favoured by Unite’s recently elected leader Sharon Graham Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Banco de España publishes rules for entry to crypto currency register
Companies that exchange virtual currencies for fiat currency and provide custody services for electronic purses will have to register in the Register under rules published by the Banco de España. […]
Continue Reading →Autumn budget 2021: R&D tax relief changes ‘could hit UK life sciences’
New territoriality restrictions on the availability of research and development (R&D) tax reliefs may have unintended negative consequences for the life sciences sector, a tax expert has said. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →Implications of the heat and buildings strategy for the UK real estate sector
The long-awaited heat and buildings strategy recently published provides some welcome further detail, and confirmation of timings, around how the UK government plans to decarbonise heat in buildings. Read Complete […]
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