Anthony Convery tells HRNews about the EAT’s decision in Dept of Work & Pensions v Boyer and a flawed absence management process
Japan’s energy crisis, Covid-19 woes likely to eclipse LDP’s push to amend constitution
The rising costs of gas and food, a Covid-19 resurgence and an ageing population could take precedence over constitutional changes in the Kishida administration’s agenda.
Central Bank of Ireland overhauls QIAIF pre-submission process
The Central Bank of Ireland’s (CBI) update to the pre-submission process for certain qualifying investor alternative investment funds (QIAIFs) has been welcomed by one legal expert.
Viral road rage outburst on Malaysia-Singapore bridge sparks police investigation
Footage of the incident on Tuas Second Link showed a woman prying off a car’s number plate with her bare hands before hurling it at the vehicle’s windscreen.
Sri Lanka protesters refuse to leave president, PM residences until the men quit
Sri Lanka’s opposition parties were due to meet Sunday to agree on a new government the day after president and prime minister offered to resign amid protesters’ rage over economic crisis.
Secretary of State Blinken vows pressure on Myanmar junta, urges China to do the same, during trip to Thailand
Blinken met democracy activists from neighbouring Myanmar in Bangkok and promised to keep pressuring its military junta, which took over after coup last year.
India fines Amnesty International US$8 million after funding probe
Rights groups have long claimed they face harassment from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist administration for highlighting rights abuses.
Indonesia could issue a fatwa that medical marijuana is halal – thanks to a mother’s love
Santi Warastuti is one of three plaintiffs that demanded an exclusion of marijuana from type-1 narcotics in Indonesia’s Narcotics Law. The women argued the conditions of their children, who suffer from cerebral palsy, can be relieved by medical marijuana.
New guidance for pension transfers may be ‘no more than a sticking plaster’
New guidance on due diligence checks on pension transfers issued by the UK’s Pensions Regulator (TPR) reflects a “growing sense of unease in the industry” that the guidelines do not strictly reflect the statutory requirements, according to one legal expert.
Singapore workplace safety breaches hit 9,000 in first six months of 2022
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) took enforcement action against more than 9,000 workplace safety breaches in the first half of 2022, according to a recent report.