These are: â¢ The 'record' date. This is the date after which new buyers of the shares will not qualify for the pending dividend payments. In other words if you sell a share just before or buy a share just after the record date, you won't be entitled to the dividend.
public policy. 1. the fundamental policy on which laws rest, especially policy not yet enunciated in specific rules. 2. Law. the principle that injury to the public good or public order constitutes a basis for setting aside, or denying effect to, acts or transactions. Origin of public policy.
A: Examples of public policy are minimum wage laws, public assistance programs and the Affordable Care Act. The definition of public policy is the laws, priorities and governmental actions that reflect the attitudes and rules for the public. A public policy is not simply a law or regulation passed by the government.