Earlier this week, a group of Conservative MPs called for powers over employment and social legislation to be returned to the UK and for safeguards in other areas such as financial regulation but others want to go further and leave the EU altogether.
Gun Laws To Be Examined
In a letter to MPs, Home Secretary Theresa May has said that people applying for gun licences could be asked to prove that their current or recent partners have consented to the application.
Christian Wins Landmark Religious Discrimination Case In European Court Of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has overturned decisions by a tribunal and the UK Court of Appeal and upheld the claim of Nadia Eweida that her rights had been violated under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights when her employer, British Airways, refused to allow her to wear her cross in plain sight at work.
Red Tape Could Strangle Employers In 2013
A report has warned today that employers face a raft of “burdensome” law changes this year, which risk hampering growth and recruitment and could scupper the Government’s ambition to reduce the amount of red tape business owners endure.
Relationship Between Pub Companies And Tenants To Be Regulated
The Government has announced this week that it is to consult on proposals to set up a statutory code and independent adjudicator to regulate the relationship between pub companies and their tenants.