SEC Office Expands ESG Commitment: Public Hearing on Carbon Emission Expense Deductions
In a proactive move towards fostering sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles, the Office of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated a public hearing on a significant draft proposal.
Ministry Regulation Draft Aims to Boost Sustainable Investments in Thailand
The Cabinet recently approved the principles of the Ministry Regulation draft, version .. (B.E. ….), in accordance with the provisions of the Revenue Code concerning tax incentives to promote sustainable investments in the country.
Facilitating Investment in Depositary Receipts (DR) through Tax Exemption
The enactment of the “Royal Decree Issued under the Revenue Code Governing Reduction and Exemption from Tax Rates (No. 775),”
WRC Examines First Case Under Sick Leave Act 2022
Karolina Leszczynska v Musgrave Operating Partners Ireland ADJ-00044889 concerned a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) under the Sick Leave Act 2022 (“the Act”).
WRC Awards €8,000 for Penalisation of a Whistleblower
In Bruno Seigle – Murandi v Roche Products (Ireland) Limited ADJ 00034384 the Complainant lodged a claim with the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) pursuant to Schedule 2 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014,
Worker Reinstated after WRC Finds that Eir Discriminated against Him on Grounds of Age
In Thomas Doolin v Eir Business Eircom Limited ADJ-00045261 the Complainant, Mr Doolin, brought a complaint to the Workplace Relations Commission (the “WRC”) under the Employment Equality Acts claiming that he was discriminated against on the grounds of age.
Update – Sick Leave Act 2022
The provisions of the Sick Leave Act (“the Act”) commenced on 1st January 2023 and provides that an employee shall be entitled,
Update – Statutory Guidance on the Protected Disclosures Acts 2014-2022
On 20th November 2023, the Minister for Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery & Reform published new Statutory Guidance for public bodies on the Protected Disclosures Act 2014,
Update – Paid Domestic Violence Leave
On 27th November 2023, paid domestic violence leave came into effect in Ireland. The leave is provided for by the new section 13AA in the Parental Leave Acts 1998 – 2003, inserted by the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 2023.
Maximum Compensation Awarded against An Post in Sexual Harassment Claim
In Catherine Kelly v An Post ADJ-00040021 the Complainant lodged a complaint with the Workplace Relations Commission (“WRC”) under the Employment Equality Acts (the “Acts”) claiming that she was sexually harassed by a colleague and that the Respondent failed to deal with it appropriately.