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Health Canada identifies lithium-ion batteries, infant bath seats, and water beads as hazards of concern
Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
United Kingdom | Publication | February 2024
The Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill 2023-24 is a Private Members' Bill, which was presented to Parliament through the ballot procedure by Laurence Robertson MP on December 6, 2023.
At the start of each new parliamentary year, backbench MPs are invited to enter their names into a ballot those whose names are chosen in the draw may each bring in a Bill of their choosing, known as a Ballot Bill. Ballot Bills take priority over other Private Members' Bills when time is allocated for debates and so have a better chance of becoming law.
The Pensions (Special Rules for End of Life) Bill 2023-24 proposes to extend the period of life expectancy relevant to members receiving certain terminal illness payments from the PPF and Financial Assistance Scheme. For example, the Pensions Act 2008 allows members of the PPF who are terminally ill to claim a lump sum. Both the PPF and FAS use the same definition of terminal illness:
"A person is 'terminally ill' at any time if at that time the person suffers from a progressive disease and the person's death in consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 6 months."
The Bill proposes to amend the definition of terminal illness used by both organisations to include people with a life expectancy of up to twelve months, instead of six months.
The Bill was scheduled to have its second reading on February 2, 2024.
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Health Canada has recently identified three new classes of products that pose a hazard of concern.
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An employer’s ability to ask for a sick note when an employee is absent from work due to illness is becoming increasingly curtailed across Canada.
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Since 2022, the Government of Canada has introduced three waves of amendments to the Competition Act (Act), making substantive changes to Canada’s competition laws, with the most recent amendments receiving royal assent on June 20, 2024.
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