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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 | April 2023
The Institute for Fiscal Studies has called for a "major review of pension provision" after its recent report raised concerns that the majority of workers are saving insufficiently into pensions arrangements and this will adversely impact their living standards in retirement. Among other points, the report found that:
In light of its findings, the IFS will conduct a joint comprehensive review with Abrdn Financial Fairness Trust of the UK pension system and policy, with a steering group including Alistair Darling (former Chancellor of the Exchequer), David Gauke (former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) and Joanne Segars (former Chief Executive of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association).
The IFS expects to publish its final recommendations and options for reforms in summer 2025.
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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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