Annual Slavery & Human Trafficking Statement
Applicable to turnovers at least £36 million. Annual statement for each financial year. Requirement under Modern Slavery Act 2015 Any company supplying goods or services, or [...]
Legislation
5th Carbon Budget Passed (2016)
“The carbon budget for the 2028–2032 budgetary period is 1,725,000,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent.” The UK Government has passed the 5th Carbon Budget, missing [...]
EU General Data Protection Regulation a Step Closer
EU Data Protection Law Reform. The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) to replace Data Protection Directive GDPR expected to come in to force from 2018. Increased [...]
Safe Harbour Implications Following EU Ruling
Individual EU Countries To Set Their Own Regulation For U.S. Companies Handling of Citizens’ Data Countries Now Able Choose To Suspend The Transfer Of Data To The U.S. [...]
Consumer Rights Act to Give Consumers New Legal Rights!
Original Author: www.gov.uk Original Links: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-rights-for-consumers-when-buying-digital-content Consumers downloading music or [...]
European Union Rule That Traveling To Work, ‘Is Work’
EU Rule that Traveling To Work, ‘Is Work’ Travel to first and last appointment is now working time Impact on industries including Care Work, Gas Fitters and Sales Reps [...]
Changes to Health & Safety Law for Self Employed
An amendment to Section 3 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 exempts the self employed from health & safety law where the activity [undertaking] affects [...]
Legal Update: Smoking in Cars with Under 18s
New law: smoking in vehicles with someone under 18. Illegal from 1st October 2015. £50 fine for both driver & smoker. Still applicable if window or sun roof down. Not [...]
Summer 2015 Budget
National Living Wage replaces Minimum Wage. £7.20 p/h in April 2016 increasing to £9 p/h by 2020. National insurance bill reduction of further £1,000. Corporation Tax [...]
Serious Crime Act 2015 amends Computer Misuse Act
Serious Crime Act 2015 Sec 41-44 amends the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Effective 3rd May 2015 Tougher penalties for cyber acts intended to cause “serious damage”. [...]
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