Articles tagged with: Department for Business and Trade
Outsourced staff at three departments begin strike action
27 Nov HR
Outsourced staff at three departments begin strike action
PCS urges improvement on ISS's 2.2% pay offer
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
23 Nov
Autumn Statement: All the key measures, from tax cuts to business reforms
Your rundown of key announcements in Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement
New prize will help business department find out what it doesn't know it needs to know
16 Nov Analysis
New prize will help business department find out what it doesn't know it needs to know
As DBT launches a new prize for early-career researchers, head of analysis Ben Cropper explains the importance of broadening and fostering conversation with external experts so analysts are better prepared to answer the questions of the future
Strikes: DBT publishes minimum service levels 'code of practice' for unions
16 Nov HR
Strikes: DBT publishes minimum service levels 'code of practice' for unions
Draft code removes "onerous" requirement for unions to communicate with their wider membership that a work notice has been issued
Insolvency Service ‘£8m out of pocket’ over Carillion proceedings
26 Oct Finance
Insolvency Service ‘£8m out of pocket’ over Carillion proceedings
Disqualification case against former non-execs of failed outsourcer was dropped this month
Former Carillion chief exec hit with 8-year boardroom ban
05 Oct Commercial
Former Carillion chief exec hit with 8-year boardroom ban
Richard Howson was responsible for company accounts that "falsified and concealed the reality of the deterioration" of major contracts, Insolvency Service says
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
03 Oct Economy
DBT announces regulator review ‘to cut red tape and bureaucracy’
Exercise will cover 90 bodies and look to “capitalise” on post-Brexit freedoms
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
26 Sep Finance
GPA secures permanent site for Darlington Economic Campus
Work to build Treasury’s second HQ will start next year and complete in 2026, Cabinet Office says
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
06 Sep Finance
DBT told to detail cost of recovering Covid-loan fraud losses
MPs say just 1.9% of £1.1bn wrongly lent to small business has been recovered
DBT consultation on strike-curbing plans labelled a 'sham'
29 Aug HR
DBT consultation on strike-curbing plans labelled a 'sham'
Some Border Force officials will be obliged to work through strikes – or risk being sacked – under government proposals
Cabinet Office slips out delayed data on government’s highest earners
21 Jul HR
Cabinet Office slips out delayed data on government’s highest earners
Spreadsheet reveals £20k pay rise for HS2 chief and shows COO Alex Chisholm now earns more than cabinet secretary Simon Case
High Court backs unions challenging ‘strike-breaking’ legislation
14 Jul Economy
High Court backs unions challenging ‘strike-breaking’ legislation
Judge rules business department did not consult properly on Kwarteng-led changes to aid the use of agency workers
Vision thing: What is government getting wrong with infrastructure planning?
10 Jul Economy
Vision thing: What is government getting wrong with infrastructure planning?
Institution of Civil Engineers flags UK’s “room for improvement” as it seeks civil servants’ first-hand experiences of working on major projects
Covid and strikes to blame for drop in government fraud prosecutions, Chisholm says
13 Jun Finance
Covid and strikes to blame for drop in government fraud prosecutions, Chisholm says
Figures show marked falls in conviction rates for fraud cases referred by HMRC and DWP
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
09 Jun Security & Defence
Sunak and Biden launch ‘Atlantic Declaration’ economic-security partnership
Labour says plans – which include car batteries and nuclear power – fall short of government’s promised trade deal
'We've become much more flexible': Alex Chisholm on using MOG changes as a springboard for reform
19 May Civil Service Reform
'We've become much more flexible': Alex Chisholm on using MOG changes as a springboard for reform
Ahead of this year’s Civil Service Live, the civil service chief operating officer reflects on reforming government and learning from Brexit and Covid
Whitehall ‘not moving fast enough’ on product-safety reform
12 May Economy
Whitehall ‘not moving fast enough’ on product-safety reform
Public Accounts Committee chair voices concerns about pace of progress with 2021 review
Recovering £1.1bn in Covid debts will be ‘incredibly hard’, DBT perm sec admits
11 May Finance
Recovering £1.1bn in Covid debts will be ‘incredibly hard’, DBT perm sec admits
“Loosey-goosey” approach to first wave of business grants created a major obstacle to getting cash back, Davies tells MPs
'We’re doing lots of things for the first time': A guide to the international trade profession
18 Apr
'We’re doing lots of things for the first time': A guide to the international trade profession
In this new series, CSW provides a guide to professions and functions across the civil service. Each briefing looks at a different group, offering a glimpse at what they do and how they work with other parts of government
PM's new ethics adviser completes last Geidt report
06 Apr HR
PM's new ethics adviser completes last Geidt report
Laurie Magnus says evidence about minister’s “Islamophobia” allegations is inconclusive
BEIS recovered just 1% of £1.1bn fraud in Covid support loans to small firms
24 Mar Coronavirus
BEIS recovered just 1% of £1.1bn fraud in Covid support loans to small firms
Losses come on top of multi-billion-pound Bounce Back Loans hit, National Audit Office says
Blazing a trail: trade commissioner Natalie Black marks International Women’s Day
08 Mar Economy
Blazing a trail: trade commissioner Natalie Black marks International Women’s Day
UK PLC’s top official in the Asia Pacific region tells CSW about the importance of role models and asking for advice
Labour’s job offer to Sue Gray may have broken rules, Cabinet Office minister says
07 Mar HR
Labour’s job offer to Sue Gray may have broken rules, Cabinet Office minister says
Irate backbencher suggests ex-ethics chief and prospective boss Keir Starmer have “trashed” their reputations
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
24 Feb Economics
DIT seeks £145k chief operating officer despite looming demise
Applicants are warned the role will be located in Department for Business and Trade after machinery of government changes