Pregnancy and maternity discrimination (UK)

Business
The current protections from redundancy for new and expectant mothers when they return to work after family-related leave are ‘clearly unacceptable’ and will be reviewed ‘in due course’, promises the Dept for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in its response
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A Common European Payment Services Regime for the Digital Age (UK)

Business
Banks and other payment service providers, their customers and financial technology companies will be affected by ‘Directive (EU) 2015/2366 ’ introduced to update, harmonise and clarify the payment services regime across the European Economic Area – which comprises the 28 EU
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Transforming banking for individuals and small firms (UK)

Business
The Competition and Markets Authority has published responses by the British Bankers’ Association and around 25 individual banks to its December 2016 consultation on a draft order requiring banks to implement 17 measures designed to dramatically improve the services they
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Reporting Payment Practices by Large Businesses (UK)

Business
To help tackle the culture that leaves small and medium sized businesses owed £26.3bn in late payments, the UK’s largest companies and limited liability partnerships will be required to report twice a year on their payment practices, policies and performance
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Business rates revaluation (E)

Business
The Non-domestic (Chargeable Amounts) (England) Regulations 2016 – which implement the transitional scheme for the introduction on 1 April of the business rate revaluation – is one of five revaluation-related issues covered by the Dept for Communities and Local Government’s
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