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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).


    • Employee relations
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Industrial action / strikes

    Industrial action reform: the Government’s proposals

    by Darren Newman 27 May 2015
    by Darren Newman 27 May 2015

    Consultant editor Darren Newman examines Government's proposals for reform in relation to industrial action, and balloting thresholds in particular.

    • Shared parental leave
    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)

    Jo Swinson: shared parental leave “no more complex” than maternity leave

    by Jo Swinson 27 Mar 2015
    by Jo Swinson 27 Mar 2015

    Shared parental leave, perhaps the most significant piece of employment law to be passed by the coalition Government, is upon...

    • CIPD
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Employment tribunals

    Employers split over impact of employment tribunal fees, says CIPD

    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2015
    by Jo Faragher 17 Mar 2015

    Employers are split as to whether or not the introduction of employment tribunal fees has been a good thing, according...

    • Employee-shareholders
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Redundancy

    Employee-shareholder contracts rarely used

    by Rob Moss 9 Mar 2015
    by Rob Moss 9 Mar 2015

    “Employee shareholder”, the employment status introduced by the coalition Government for workers to waive certain rights in exchange for a...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Economics, government & business
    • Minimum wage

    Minimum wage recommended to rise by 3%

    by Rob Moss 24 Feb 2015
    by Rob Moss 24 Feb 2015

    The independent body that advises the Government on the national minimum wage has recommended that the adult rate, which applies...

    • Shared parental leave
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Maternity and paternity

    Shared parental leave: more than half believe childcare should be shared

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2015
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2015

    More than half of UK adults believe that childcare should be shared equally between couples, a government survey has found....

    • Discontinuous shared parental leave
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Shared parental leave

    Chopping and changing: discontinuous shared parental leave demystified

    by Jo Faragher 17 Nov 2014
    by Jo Faragher 17 Nov 2014

    Confusion remains as to how employers should tackle the prospect of parents stopping and starting their shared parental leave. Can...

    • Enhanced pay
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Shared parental leave

    Shared parental leave and pay: how much will it cost?

    by Jo Faragher 21 Oct 2014
    by Jo Faragher 21 Oct 2014

    Employers reviewing policies in the run-up to the introduction of shared parental leave and pay must make a key decision...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Discrimination
    • Equal pay

    Unison given go-ahead for new judicial review into employment tribunal fees

    by Rob Moss 18 Sep 2014
    by Rob Moss 18 Sep 2014

    The Lord Chancellor has given Unison the green light to launch a judicial review...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Paternity
    • Family-friendly working

    Antenatal rights for fathers begin 1 October 2014: are you ready?

    by Jeya Thiruchelvam 17 Sep 2014
    by Jeya Thiruchelvam 17 Sep 2014

    October sees the introduction of brand new antenatal rights for fathers to take time off work to accompany a pregnant woman to see a midwife or...

    • Equality, diversity and inclusion
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Executive recruitment

    New code of conduct to boost women on boards

    by Jo Faragher 1 Jul 2014
    by Jo Faragher 1 Jul 2014

    Business secretary Vince Cable today launched an enhanced code of conduct for executive search companies in a push to get...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Employment tribunals

    Tribunal claimants less likely to proceed thanks to fees, survey finds

    by Jo Faragher 11 Jun 2014
    by Jo Faragher 11 Jun 2014

    A Government-commissioned survey of the employment tribunal system has found that around half of claimants would reconsider proceeding with their...

    • Employment law
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Minimum wage

    Employers ‘named and shamed’ for paying below minimum wage

    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2014
    by Rob Moss 9 Jun 2014

    The Government has published a list of employers that have failed to pay the minimum wage to staff.
    Under the...

    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Living Wage
    • Minimum wage

    Minimum wage rate confirmed for October 2014

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2014
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2014

    The national minimum wage will increase by 19p per hour to £6.50, business secretary Vince Cable has announced.
    Cable has...

    • Shared parental leave
    • Department for Business and Trade (DBT)
    • Maternity

    Shared parental leave plans could create red tape

    by Rob Moss 12 Mar 2014
    by Rob Moss 12 Mar 2014

    Coalition intentions to “cut red tape” for employers may be at risk, after draft Regulations for shared parental leave were...

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