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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 | March 2024
The Finance Bill 2024 had its second and third readings in the House of Lords on February 21, 2024. No amendments were made during these remaining Lords stages and the Bill received Royal Assent on February 22, 2024, becoming the Finance Act 2024.
The Act sets out the legal framework for the abolition of the lifetime allowance and its replacement by two new lump sum allowances.
Pensions administrators now have very little time in which to adjust their systems, processes and member communications to take account of the changes. There is concern that, despite the significant burden of introducing the new regime, it could yet be reversed depending on the outcome of the General Elections.
However, the regulations removing the lifetime allowance have now been made and come into force on April 6, 2024. They include:
HMRC guidance on the removal of the LTA was last updated on March 15, 2024, and can be found here.
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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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Over the past two years, Spain has significantly strengthened its foreign investment screening mechanism, and all acquisitions by foreign investors (as defined below) of a Spanish entity active in a strategic sector are subject to prior authorisation by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (“MoICT”).
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