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Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is responsible for economic growth, supporting businesses to invest, grow and export, creating jobs and opportunities across the UK. It was formed in February 2023 following a department reshuffle that saw it take on various responsibilities previously fulfilled by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Department for International Trade (DIT).


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    Skills envoy job at Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills up for grabs as Lord Digby Jones moves to Department for Business and Enterprise

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jul 2007
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jul 2007

    Lord Digby Jones is no longer the government skills envoy, the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills has confirmed.As Jones was...

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    Age discrimination claims could cost UK employers £12m

    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007
    by Personnel Today 10 Jul 2007

    A flood of age discrimination claims could leave UK employers facing a £12m compensation bill, government figures have revealed.Statistics from...

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    DTI employees made redundant could have been given other jobs, PCS union insists

    by Greg Pitcher 3 Jul 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 3 Jul 2007

    Public sector trade union the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has demanded the reinstatement of 30 civil servants faced...

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    All change in Gordon Brown’s Cabinet reshuffle as Department for Trade and Industry and Department for Education and Skills get shake-up

    by Gareth Vorster 28 Jun 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 28 Jun 2007

    Alan Johnson has been appointed health secretary by prime minister Gordon Brown, following the resignation of Patricia Hewitt.The former postman...

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    Industry minister Margaret Hodge hosts inaugural meeting of the Women’s Enterprise Ambassadors Network

    by Gareth Vorster 25 Jun 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 25 Jun 2007

    The inaugural meeting of the Women’s Enterprise Ambassadors Network took place today (Monday 25 June).The network consists of 1,000 female...

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    Trade and industry select committee criticises government for cutting consultation period on post office closures to six weeks

    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jun 2007
    by Greg Pitcher 11 Jun 2007

    The Trade and Industry Select Committee has criticised the government’s reduced consultation period on post office closures.In a report published...

    • Business performance
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    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Government plans to fine employers caught paying less than minimum wage

    by Mike Berry 17 May 2007
    by Mike Berry 17 May 2007

    The government is to target cheating employers with a new regime of fines if they pay below the national minimum...

    • Business performance
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    Trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling claims investment in skills has put UK firms at top of European wealth creation league

    by Gareth Vorster 24 Apr 2007
    by Gareth Vorster 24 Apr 2007

    Alistair Darling, secretary of state for trade and industry, believes investment in skills and research and development has put the...

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    • Dispute resolution

    Acas funding gap casts doubt on dispute resolution shake-up

    by Mike Berry 27 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 27 Mar 2007

    Government proposals for greater use of mediation in resolving workplace disputes will fail unless arbitration service Acas receives more funding,...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
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    Calls to replace ‘unsustainable’ DTI strengthen

    by Personnel Today 27 Mar 2007
    by Personnel Today 27 Mar 2007

    A new Department for Infrastructure should be created by the next prime minister to promote economic growth, employers’ groups have...

    • Employment law
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    DTI launches consultation to fix flawed dispute resolution regulations

    by Mike Berry 22 Mar 2007
    by Mike Berry 22 Mar 2007

    The DTI has launched a consultation on how to improve the way employment disputes are resolved, while preserving existing employee...

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    DTI rejects calls to scrap unfair dismissal law

    by Personnel Today 14 Feb 2007
    by Personnel Today 14 Feb 2007

    The government has been forced to defend the unfair dismissal law in the face of increasing calls for the legislation...

    • Business performance
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    DTI select committee to investigate impact of new EU members on UK business

    by Mike Berry 9 Feb 2007
    by Mike Berry 9 Feb 2007

    The Trade and Industry Select Committee of MPs has launched an enquiry into the impact on UK business of the...

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    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Charity Age Concern slams Civil Service hypocrisy over retirement age

    by Mike Berry 24 Jan 2007
    by Mike Berry 24 Jan 2007

    Government departments have been accused of “a shocking level of hypocrisy”  over ageism after claims that civil servants could be retired...

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    Department of Trade and Industry rallies support to refute CBI criticisms

    by Georgina Fuller 15 Jan 2007
    by Georgina Fuller 15 Jan 2007

    The Department of Trade and Industry has refuted the CBI’s claims that it could be abolished without having any significant...

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