Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

The government has announced the launch of the Office for Equality and Opportunity, which will oversee equality policy and legislation...

Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has rebutted accusations that the government’s Employment Rights Bill could stifle employers.

A new law which was expected to give people the right to request predictable working hours has been ditched.

Collaborative working will help achieve “the win-win of greater productivity and a fairer working environment for staff”, according to ministers.

The government has held a ‘first-of-its-kind’ meeting with business leaders and unions in a bid to deliver its commitment to ‘make work pay’.

The Supreme Court is to decide on a major trade union detriment case involving a care worker who was suspended for organising a strike.

BMW's investment in electric vehicle production in Cowley could secure many jobs, reports suggest.

Consultation looks to establish minimum service levels and to ‘ensure unions maintain their legal protections during lawful strike action’.

Business secretary Kemi Badenoch has expressed concerns that zero-emission car production targets could lead to job losses.

The government's decision to repeal the agency worker ban during strikes has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.

Investment in skills and businesses is vital if the UK is not to suffer a debilitating brain drain, say MPs.

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is to be broken up into four new departments, the prime minister says.

Rishi Sunak has assembled his cabinet, with Grant Shapps as business secretary and Mel Stride appointed work and pensions secretary.

Prime Minister Liz Truss has assembled her cabinet, naming Chloe Smith as the work and pensions secretary and Jacob Rees-Mogg as business secretary.

Artificial intelligence will be subject to tighter regulation in the UK in future, the government has signalled.