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Government minister sparks debate about working from home and increased truancy

Workplace Insight

It has been argued that the increase in parents working from home has led many to become more relaxed about their children missing school, particularly on Fridays, despite it being the parents’ legal duty to ensure their attendance.

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Rupert Murdoch’s media empire battle: Legal experts explain all about trusts

Work Life

The legal dispute played out behind closed doors for months, and it might have stayed there if the Times hadn’t obtained a sealed court document shedding light on the conflict. The people who hold the legal title to the property in the trust are called “trustees.”

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Musk’s $56 billion pay package: What are the legal hurdles?

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They will also be asked to approve moving the company’s legal home to Texas from Delaware. Below is a look at the potential legal fight standing in the way of Musk’s pay day. If shareholders vote to pay Musk, it will likely set off another legal challenge. The shareholder legal team requested $6 billion.

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New objectives in workplace design guide set out to increase biodiversity in government estate

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The UK’s Government Property Agency has published details of how it intends to protect the natural environment and increase biodiversity across its extensive estate. The Biodiversity and Nature Recovery Annex (BNRA) forms part of the Government Workplace Design Guide.

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Employees have a legal right to express support for Black Lives Matter at work, thanks to the NLRB

Work Life

The NLRB has now ordered Home Depot to rehire Morales based on the legal right U.S. ” As a legal scholar who has studied issues of race in the workplace for more than 20 years, I believe the Home Depot decision establishes an important precedent for workers who express broad concerns about systemic racism.

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New legally-binding air quality targets fall short of their ambitions, safety body warns

Workplace Insight

The British Safety Council has warned that new legally binding air quality targets for the UK, which passed the final stages of parliamentary scrutiny earlier this week, fall well short of what is needed to keep people safe. The Government wanted to be ambitious. And, yes, they will address small particulate matter for the first time.

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US workers gain more freedom to change jobs as government bans noncompete agreements

Workplace Insight

The rule is expected to take effect in four months but faces potential legal challenges. The post US workers gain more freedom to change jobs as government bans noncompete agreements appeared first on Workplace Insight. Two FTC commissioners voted against the rule, arguing that it exceeds the agency’s authority.