- New laws will ban smoking in cars containing under 18s, coming into force October 2015.
- Did you know? Schools are now allowed to hold spare emergency inhalers without a prescription, to keep children with asthma safe at school.
- Plans to provide new tax-free childcare for working families in 2015, so they can claim 20% off childcare costs for children under 5.
- Controversy over possible legal action to enforce school attendance, to prevent family holidays during term time.
- Amended record-keeping, returns and penalty provisions intend to combat false self- employment in service companies 2015.
- EU VAT law could lead to many micro-online businesses going bust. They’ll have to pay the VAT from the country of the consumer.
- UK’s music industry seeks review of new laws, allowing fans to make copies of legally- purchased music.
- Did you know? Since October 2014, employees dismissed due to being a member of the reserve force can pursue a claim immediately.
- Plans to exclude exclusivity clauses in contracts that prevent employees with no guaranteed work hours, from working for other businesses.
- Supreme Court ruled that Catholic Midwives cannot refuse to assist other nurses in procedures and plans surrounding abortion.