With new Shared Parental Leave (SPL) regulations coming into effect in April, employers are being urged to take the necessary steps to ensure they are prepared. We have five tips to help you navigate the new law.
The European Union is looking to implement new regulations which could seriously affect key commodities markets. The new regulations could cause costs to rise for consumers as the EU seeks to cap commodity ownership so that the market becomes more transparent.
The European Commission has stopped working on its proposed revisions to the EU fertilisers regulations. These proposals, it is reported by eco news resource Click Green, would replace existing rules in the UK covering compostable and digestible materials and have a huge impact on the UK market and any producers certified under the Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS) and Compost Certification Scheme (CCS).
Businesses and universities are to share £16 million from the Government and industry to 'help take ideas from the lab to the farmer’s field' to vitalize UK agriculture, according to a Government release.
The majority of businesses recognise the importance of placing environmental management at the heart of their operations in the quest for sustainability. And plenty of businesses adopt ISO 14001 Environmental Management as a means of achieving this.
Agri-tech is a well-established sector in the UK. It is also an extremely significant sector in that these technologies have an impact on the whole agri-food supply chain. Read more about this fast emerging market.
The fortunes of the UK's manufacturing industry have not always been a smooth ride over the years. Just as things are on the up, manufacturers have to scale back expectations for future growth, only to find out that things are picking up again. For that reason alone it is hard to maintain continuity.
Businesses in the UK employing in excess of 250 staff members are now required to publish the difference in average pay between male and female employees, it is reported on legal news website Out-Law.
