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The Equal Pay Act 1970 (which came into operation on 29 December 1975) provides for an “equality clause” to be written into all contracts of employment. S.1(2) (a) of the 1970 Act (which has been amended by the Sex Discrimination Act 1975) provides:

The Companies Act 1981 introduced some significant changes which dramatically affect the accounts of companies in terms of format, contents and accounting rules. This guide attempts to cover the main provisions of the Act in a clear and concise manner.

Examines the Out of School childcare initiative in Scotland (in 1996) by gathering data from the 1991 census and carrying out questionnaire surveys and interviews with both workers, responsible for developing Out of School care, and parents. Compares the findings with earlier research carried out in 1995. Assesses the impact the initiative has had on creating new jobs, improving access to employment for parents using the service, and how well the scheme answers the needs of women workers. Indicates from results obtained that parents had experienced a change in economic activity – increasing hours worked or starting a new job – and/or increased training take‐up. Records also that efficiency and enjoyment of work increased as gender inequalities began to be tackled. Notes that Out of School care schemes were more likely to occur in areas of higher socio‐economic composition, yet Out of School childcare could be part of an anti‐poverty strategy, encouraging women from deprived areas to enter the labour market. Claims that the scheme has had contradictory impacts but that it is hampered by lack of adequate and long‐term funding.

After first being issued in draft in July 1998 and then taking a year to go through Parliament, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (FISMA) finally became law on 14th June, 2000. The Treasury, the government department responsible for the UK financial services industry, has, however, just announced that the FISMA will not come fully into force until summer 2001, although some sections may perhaps come into force earlier.

12,2 Millionen Bundesbürger sind über 60 Jahre alt. Im Jahre 2000 werden es bereits 14 Millionen sein. Kein Wunder also, dass die Senioren für viele Wirtschaftszweige immer interessanter werden. Dies gilt auch für die Tourismusbranche, die mit der wachsenden Reisefreude der älteren Generation rechnen kann. Im vorliegenden Beitrag werden ausgewählte Ergebnisse einer Studie wiedergegeben, die das Institut für Freizeit‐ und Tourismusberatung aus Ettlingen Anfang des Jahres gemacht hatte.

Main Difficulties Traditionally agriculture and industry were — until recent times — the only real resources. Historical events and the political situation empeded the government to pay the necessary attention to the economical and cultural advantages of national and international tourism. Another hindrance was the negative opinion — one of the long‐lasting consequences of the “Cultural Revolution” — about Lu‐lio (travel and sight‐seeing), which made the natives shrink from the latest ideas about tourism.

Einleitung und Abgrenzung Themenparks bieten gegenwärtig in Europa häufig Anlass zur Auseinandersetzung: sei es in den Medien, sei es auf politisch‐wirtschaftlicher Ebene oder aber auf wissenschaftlichem Gebiet. Den Stoff dazu liefert die Entwicklung dieses Wirtschaftszwei‐ges selbst. Während das rasche Wachstum der 70er Jahre in den USA zu einer Stagnationsphase in den 80er Jahren bergegangen ist, erleben europäische Themenparks seit einigen Jahren bereits einen wahren Boom.

Thoreau heartily accepted the motto, ‘that government is best which governs least’. Our forefathers braved treacherous oceans and alien lands emboldened by that belief, after enduring the Crown's heavy hand invading and restricting their religious and personal lives. That is why, among the many freedoms embodied in our Constitution, the right to privacy was included in the Fourth Amendment to protect individuals from arbitrary intrusion by the state. The right has been fundamental to the establishment of a more tolerant society devoted to the principles of liberty and justice for all.

Times are changing. There was a day when you would walk to the corner store for the morning newspaper, to catch up on the events of the previous day. Maybe all you had was do is retrieve the paper from the flower bed in your front yard to find out last night's box scores of your favorite team. Then, of course, there was the college student who would spend countless hours at the library researching information needed for class tomorrow. Or maybe you just wanted to know the weather forecast.