We are writing to inform you the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox MP, has issued a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS) setting out the current position of negotiations for Trade Continuity Agreements if the UK leaves the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement. I would also like to inform you that the Government […]
All posts by Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
How can we understand how the stock of regulation impacts business?
Author: 23rd January 2019BEIS GovTech Challenge: Identifying regulatory obligations on business: taking stock and building insights What is the opportunity The historical build-up of legislation and regulation can create disproportionate burdens on businesses. The Better Regulation Executive (BRE) and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are looking at tech solutions to analyse the cumulative stock […]
Record 22,400 Minimum Wage Workers to receive millions in backpay after underpayment by employers
Author: 20th July 2018Nearly 240 employers who underpaid the National Living and Minimum Wage named today £1.44m in back pay has been identified for 22,400 workers, with the employers fined additional £1.97m Employers underpaid workers by taking deductions from wages for uniforms, underpaying apprentices and failing to pay travel time The names of 239 employers found to have […]
