A recent decision by the Court of Appeal in London on the employment tax status of football referees offers guidance to employers on what counts as sufficient ‘mutuality of obligation’, […]
Continue Reading →China has announced it will no longer build new coal-fired power projects overseas and instead support developing countries to move into renewable energy. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Australian government has announced an additional A$150 million (US$110m) in funding for hydrogen hubs across seven prioritised regional sites. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Irish government has announced Ireland’s largest-ever housing budget as part of its housing plan to 2030. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Financial services businesses must face up to increasing regulatory expectations around how they manage IT risk. There are particular challenges arising from this in how those businesses implement effective incident […]
Continue Reading →A new bill introduced to federal parliament will spark the development of the emerging offshore wind industry in Australia. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →A recent ruling by South Africa’s High Court highlights the application of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration on enforcing an award against an unsuccessful party to an […]
Continue Reading →Dubai law makers have taken steps to abolish two arbitral bodies in a move that may fundamentally alter the arbitration landscape in the jurisdiction, according to legal experts. Read Complete […]
Continue Reading →The UK government’s plans to decarbonise the energy market and wider economy are supported by its proposed changes to national planning policy on energy infrastructure. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Employers in Ireland should keep their current approach to staff probationary periods under review with changes in legislation set to take effect next summer. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Letters sent by HMRC to businesses requesting information about how contractors and off-payroll workers are being engaged reinforces the need for robust IR35 compliant processes, a tax expert has said. […]
Continue Reading →The Singapore government is expecting to receive recommendations for reform of workplace anti-discrimination law in the first half of 2022, a minister has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Australian government is intending to introduce a ‘patent box’ regime with the objective of boosting life sciences innovation across the region and incentivising investment in the sector in response […]
Continue Reading →15 South Korean companies have established a business council for hydrogen development. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →China has launched a pilot scheme which will enable renewable energy generators and corporate users to trade directly on green power. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The Health and Safety Executive (HSE), in conjunction with the UK Department of Transport (DfT), has updated its guidance on work-related road safety to make it clear that employers are […]
Continue Reading →The Singapore High Court held, that an application to set aside an arbitral award was not time-barred because the timeline was extended by an earlier application to correct the award. […]
Continue Reading →The UK government will “prioritise consumers” in any action it takes in response to the wholesale global gas price increase, the business secretary has said. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →AI systems cannot own or transfer patent rights under UK law currently, the Court of Appeal in London has ruled. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →The amount of UK tax underpaid by large businesses has jumped 15% to reach £6.1 billion for 2019-20, up from £5.3bn in 2018-19, according to the latest ‘tax gap’ statistics […]
Continue Reading →Regulators have joined forces to apply a more rigorous value to money regime for defined contribution (DC) pensions, including the 18.7 million non-workplace DC scheme members. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Ed Goodwyn tells HRNews about the UK government’s plans to curtail the scope of non-compete clauses Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →South Africa’s Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) published a draft of its national infrastructure plan 2050 (NIP) for public comment on 10 August 2021. Read Complete Article
Continue Reading →Jon Fisher tells HRNews about HMRC’s approach to enforcement of ‘technical breaches’ of NMW laws Read Complete Article
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