ri East-West Center Board Re-Appoints Richard Turbin as Chairman By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Tue, 17 Oct 2017 20:48:01 +0000 Former US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell andPunahou School President James Scott Chosen as Vice Chairs HONOLULU (Oct. 17, 2017) –Members of the East-West Center’s Board of Governors have re-appointed Honolulu attorney Richard Turbin as the board’s Chairman for another one-year term. Turbin, a member of the board since 2011, has served as its Chairman since February 2016. At a meeting on Oct. 6, the board also selected former US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Kurt Campbell and Punahou School President James Scott as Vice-Chairs. Full Article
ri East-West Center Receives $2.3 Million from Hawaii Pacific Rim Society By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 28 Oct 2017 02:14:40 +0000 HONOLULU (Oct. 27, 2017) – The East-West Center has received one of the largest single donations in its history from longtime institutional supporter the Hawaii Pacific Rim Society. The $2.3 million gift will establish the Hideo Murakami Fund for Scholarships and the Arts to support EWC arts programming and scholarships for participants in the Center’s Asia Pacific Leadership Program. Full Article
ri Elementary Students Mark International Education Week by Exploring Global Citizenship at EWC By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Thu, 16 Nov 2017 01:51:44 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 9, 2017) -- To mark this month’s International Education Week, more than a hundred 3rd - 5th graders from three O‘ahu public elementary schools visited the East-West Center today to learn about global citizenship and participate in international cultural activities. View a photo gallery of images from the event. Full Article
ri East-West Center Releases Updated Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea Publication and Website By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 22:28:35 +0000 WASHINGTON, DC (Aug. 27, 2018) -– The East-West Center and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the United States have now released the newest, updated versions of the Korea Matters for America/America Matters for Korea publication and website. The booklet and corresponding state and congressional district one-page connections summaries can be accessed and downloaded online at: https://AsiaMattersforAmerica.org/Korea. Full Article
ri EWC Researchers Contribute to New Study That Reveals the Increasing Threat from Cumulative Climate Hazards By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 00:21:10 +0000 HONOLULU (Nov. 19, 2018) -- East-West Center researchers Abby Frazier and Keith Bettinger are among the authors of a new study published today in Nature Climate Change that provides one of the most comprehensive assessments yet of how humanity is being impacted by the simultaneous occurrence of multiple climate hazards strengthened by increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This research reveals that society faces a much larger threat from climate change than previous studies have suggested. Full Article
ri East-West Center Launches Updated 'Asia Matters for America' Publications and Website By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 02:15:51 +0000 Launch Event on Sidelines of Last Week's East Asia Summit in Singapore Marks 'Asia Matters' Data Initiative's 10th Anniversary SINGAPORE (November 20, 2018) – At a conference on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Singapore last week, the East-West Center and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, with the support of the US Department of State, launched the East-West Center’s newly updated Asia Matters for America/America Matters for Asia publication, website, and one-page state summaries highlighting the mutual business, diplomatic, security, and cultural engagement between the US and the Indo-Pacific region. Full Article
ri In Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands, Climate Change Means Billions of Dollars of Coastal Damage, Widespread Coral Death and Human Health Risks, Official US Assessment Finds By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 20:49:16 +0000 HONOLULU (November 23, 2018) – Strained freshwater supplies, damaged and compromised coastal infrastructure, coral reef death, and greater stresses on native biodiversity and species are among the major concerns and challenges detailed in the Hawai‘i-Pacific Islands chapter of the fourth official US National Climate Assessment, released today. In economic terms, the impacts add up to billions of dollars. The chapter on Hawai‘i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands appears in Volume II of the Fourth National Climate Assessment, the most significant US report to assess the effects of climate change on the US economy and communities. The assessment finds that early action to address these impacts can lower economic, environmental, social, and cultural costs and could help to prevent conflict or displacement from lands and resources. Full Article
ri EWC Alumni Featured in Forbes’ '30 Under 30' List of Rising Asia Entrepreneurs By feedproxy.google.com Published On :: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 21:20:12 +0000 HONOLULU (April 10, 2019) -- Several former participants in East-West Center programs have been featured in recent editions of Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list for young entrepreneurs in Asia who are “leveraging business tools to solve the region's problems.” Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 207 - Don't be compromised! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-05-11 Encouraging settlement of employment disputes outside of the courts and tribunal system remains the cornerstone of employment legislation. It also remains the case that the vast majority of parties resolve employment disputes without the ne... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 207 - Don't be compromised! By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-05-11 Encouraging settlement of employment disputes outside of the courts and tribunal system remains the cornerstone of employment legislation. It also remains the case that the vast majority of parties resolve employment disputes without the ne... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 225 - Resolving workplace disputes: one year on By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-10-13 On 1 October 2005, the statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures were one year old. The procedures were introduced when the Employment Act (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 2004 (the Regulations) came into force on 1 October 2004. As we reporte... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 232 - Resolving workplace disputes: first EAT decision By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2005-12-12 For the past 14 months, cases clarifying the complex statutory dispute resolution procedures have been eagerly awaited. Our patience has been rewarded by a sudden flurry of cases all of which deal with the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs). In t... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 233 - More EAT decisions on the Statutory Grievance Procedures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2006-01-04 The first EAT decision on the statutory grievance procedures (SGPs), Thorpe v Poat and Lake was reported in briefing 232. Hot on its heels come four further EAT decisions ( Sher... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 299 - Notice pay may be taxed By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2007-02-28 The extent to which payments in lieu of notice (PILONs) may attract tax has for a long time been a complex issue and one which has not always received consistent treatment by HM Revenue and Customs. The issue is straightforward if the payment is ma... Full Article
ri International HR briefing - France By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-04-14 Amicable terminations: a new way to terminate ? Apart from dismissal and resignation, French law provides for a third way to end an employment contract: the amicable termination. However, this way is rarely encountered in practice, especiall... Full Article
ri International HR briefing - Switzerland By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-04-14 Protection against unfair dismissal during the probationary period Introduction The key sources of Swiss labour law are to be found in Arts. 319 - 362 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and in the Swiss Federal Labour Act. In comparison to most othe... Full Article
ri IHC e-briefing no 12: ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-05-08 Background The Employment Bill is currently on its passage through Parliament and will, when enacted, have a significant impact on dispute resolution within the employment relationship. It is anticipated that relevant provisions within the Bill wil... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 355 - ACAS launches consultation on draft Discipline and Grievance Code By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-05-08 The repeal of the fated statutory dispute resolution procedures moved a step closer last week when ACAS issued, in draft, a revised Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance for consultation. The Code has been significantly amended and simp... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 405 - European age discrimination ruling with a sting in its tail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-03-05 The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has this morning given a ruling that represents a significant victory for the charity Age Concern in their fight to have certain parts of UK age discrimination legislation ruled unlawful. As expected, the ECJ has... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 417 - unfair dismissal awards to rise with redundancy pay By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-06-09 In e-briefings Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 421 - dismissal by letter By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-07-14 You have written a dismissal letter and can now relax in the knowledge that what was an unpleasant experience for all concerned is concluded. Or can you? When does the employment end? Is it the date you wrote the letter, the date it is posted, the d... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 429 - employment tribunal statistics for 2008/09 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-10-08 Despite an overall drop in the number of claims last year, statistics for 2008-09 released by the Tribunals Service last week reveal that claim numbers remain high at 151,028 and the majority of claim types rose in that period. The latest statisti... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 441 - Maximum compensatory award reduced for 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2009-12-17 The Government has today announced, just as predicted, a fall in RPI-linked compensation limits. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will decrease from £66,200 to £65,300 for effective dates ... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 442 - tribunals to blow the whistle from April By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-01-15 This morning, the Government has clarified its proposals to enable employment tribunals to pass on whistle-blowing allegations, raised in ET1 claim forms, to the relevant regulatory authorities. New powers are to be introduced ... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 445 - Right to legal representation at internal hearings By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-01-20 When asked whether employees have the legal right to bring a lawyer to internal disciplinary hearings, most employers would say no. Indeed, most organisations have formulated policies around the statutory provisions, which refe... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing - 496 Changes to pay procedures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-17 From 6 April 2011 significant changes will be made to the operation of PAYE on both payments made to employees following the termination of their employment and on the engagement of new employees who fail to provide a P45. From that date, employers ... Full Article
ri Eversheds' HR e-briefing 513: Termination Payments Parting on good terms By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-01 The Employment Appeals Tribunal has issued a decision this week which highlights a potential pitfall for employers who fail to identify correctly the nature of a termination payment. Payments expressed to be “ex-gratia” (ie paid without ... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 527: BIS announcements on collective consultation and protected conversations By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-11-23 Today, Vince Cable has announced a number of measures with the stated aim of making “it easier for businesses when taking on, managing and letting go their staff, while also being fair to workers”. As well as announcing further details ... Full Article
ri HR e-briefing 536: New Regulations pave the way for Aprils employment tribunal changes By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-02-13 Last year the Government announced a number of measures aimed at resolving workplace disputes more quickly, reducing the pressure on the employment tribunal system and saving costs for employers and the taxpayer. In November, amid... Full Article
ri Eversheds' IHC e-briefing 195: Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill update - Headline news but little detail By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-06-12 In our briefing of 23 May 2012, we reported the publication of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, legislation which proposes various measures to improve resolution of employment disputes and tribunal refo... Full Article
ri UK HR e-brief: Employment Tribunal fees to be introduced next summer By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2012-07-13 Employment Tribunal fees to be introduced next summer The Government has today published its Full Article
ri Local authority highways maintenance PFI - on the road to success? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-10-01 Central government funding has long been focused on social infrastructure such as schools and housing - with massive programmes of investment such as Building Schools for the Future. Infrastructure such as roads and bridges has not typically been fu... Full Article
ri The Draft Construction Contracts Bill: what does it mean for the private finance initiative industry? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2008-11-07 In July this year, the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform put forward the Draft Construction Contracts Bill (the 2008 Bill). A number of important changes have been proposed by the 2008 Bill, but, most importantly for p... Full Article
ri PPP: a win-win situation for the public and private sectors By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-12-15 Public-Private Partnerships have become an effective way for Government to raise finances for large infrastructural projects, especially considering the current situation of most public coffers. Business Agenda speaks to Tomasz Korczynski about how ... Full Article
ri Legislation update: the Enterprise Act 2016 and the Concession Contracts Regulations 2016 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2016-05-19 Enterprise Bill 2016 On 4 May 2016, the Enterprise Act 2016 (the Act) received Royal Assent. The Act will be commenced in stages and has been enacted to help promote the growth of enterprise and small businesses within the UK. One of the main prov... Full Article
ri Coronavirus - Employment law update - South Africa By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-12 Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some common... Full Article
ri Coronavirus - Employment law update - Austria By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-12 1. Overview Our previous briefing on this topic (Coronavirus: Implications for Employers) set out the main issues facing employers when dealing with the CoVID-19 outbreak. In this briefing we address some of the more common ... Full Article
ri Worker's Rights ACt guide 2019 - Mauritius By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-26 ... Full Article
ri Coronavirus Emergency volunteering leave - UK By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-26 Updated 30/3/20 The Coronavirus Act 2020 was enacted on 26/3/20 and introduces a new statutory emergency volunteering leave, to support health and social care authorities. The Act’s provisions on volunteering leave are expected to be implement... Full Article
ri Coronavirus - Overview of the impacts of the lockdown in Mauritius Part I - National Measures By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-03-31 National Measures 1. Foreign travel restrictions All foreign travel through the port and the airport of Mauritius have been banned from 19 March to 02 April 2020. 2. National curfew The Curfew Order: In connection with the unfavourable develop... Full Article
ri Defence Order No. 6 stipulating labour rights in Jordan By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2020-04-11 ... Full Article
ri Affordable housing construction briefing: Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-02-23 No hurry to change your construction documents The most significant piece of legislation for the UK construction industry, Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act... Full Article
ri Affordable housing construction briefing: contractor insolvency - warning signs By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-02-23 In the current uncertain times it is common to hear rumours of financial difficulties at contractors and sub-contractors which are bound to cause concern for employers on construction works. However, there are a number of steps yo... Full Article
ri Affordable housing litigation e-briefing: when is a RSHP not a public authority? By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2010-04-01 After the recent decision in R (Weaver) versus London and Quadrant Housing Trust [2009] EWCA Civ 587 the answer, more frequently than not, will be when it is not acting as a 'hybrid authority' and not exercising the pow... Full Article
ri Hounslow London Borough Council v Powell Leeds City Council v Hall Birmingham City Council v Frisby By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-03-16 Following the landmark Pinnock decision, the Supreme Court has now provided landlords with a set of guidelines which should help them to avoid falling foul of human rights issues in relation to recovery of possession. These appeals surround the emo... Full Article
ri Land agreements and competition law from April 2011 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-04-29 ... Full Article
ri Transfer of private drains and sewers to the water and sewerage companies By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-06-30 Regulations to effect the transfer of virtually all private sewers and lateral drains to the water and sewerage companies have now been made, and will take effect on 1 July 2011. For the majority of installations, the transfer is planned to take eff... Full Article
ri Eversheds' developers and construction e-briefing: Special report on changes to construction contracts By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-04 Special report on changes to construction contracts to come into force on 1 October 2011 The statutory framework that governs all construction contracts is changing on 1 October 2011.Part II of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1... Full Article
ri Practical Considerations For Land Owners And Developers Arising From The Flood And Water Management Act 2010 By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 The New Act The Flood and Water Management Act 2010 received Royal Assent on 8 April 2010. The Act takes forward several Government strategy documents and, importantly, reflects the Government’s response to Sir Michael Pitt’s Revie... Full Article
ri Electricity Market Reform the highlights By www.eversheds.com Published On :: 2011-07-29 1. Summary On 12 July the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC), released its eagerly anticipated Electricity Market Reform White Paper (the White Paper). The contents of the White Paper bring some further clarity to the measures desc... Full Article
