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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 2023
Individuals who already have a protected right to take a higher pension commencement lump sum will continue be able to do so. Where amounts taken above the lifetime allowance are currently taxed at 55 per cent, these lump sums will instead be taxed at an individual’s marginal rate of income tax.
HMRC’s March 16, 2023, Pension schemes newsletter no.148 confirms the administrative details of the Budget changes, and the technical bulletin from the Government Actuary’s Department focusses on pensions taxation, pension fund investment and retirement planning.
On March 27, 2023, HMRC published a further pensions newsletter with specific guidance (including worked examples) on how changes to the lifetime allowance will affect the benefits of those with enhanced or fixed protection.
The Finance (No 2) Bill 2023 was published on March 23, 2023, and includes clauses on the provisions bulleted above. The Bill is due to have its second reading in the House of Commons on March 29, 2023.
Our March briefing examines these changes in more detail and highlights some implications for schemes and pension savers.
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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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