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26/05/2011
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  • UK National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises

    Yesterday

    The OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises provide voluntary principles and standards that the UK government encourages UK businesses to comply with wherever they are trading and operating.

  • BIS local offices

    Yesterday

  • Every Business Commits

    24 May 2011

    Every Business Commits was launched by the Prime Minister in December 2010. It sets out areas in which Government and business can work together to help build the Big Society.

  • Regional Growth Fund

    24 May 2011

    The Regional Growth Fund (RGF) is a £1.4bn fund operating across England from 2011 to 2014. It supports projects and programmes that lever private sector investment creating economic growth and sustainable employment. It aims particularly to help those areas and communities currently dependent on the public sector to make the transition to sustainable private sector-led growth and prosperity.

  • Employment Law Review

    24 May 2011

  • Local Enterprise Partnerships

    24 May 2011

    Local enterprise partnerships are led by local authorities and businesses across natural economic areas. They provide the vision, knowledge and strategic leadership needed to drive sustainable private sector growth and job creation in their area.

  • Sustainable development

    23 May 2011

  • Sector Skills Councils

    23 May 2011

    Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are independent, employer led, UK wide organisations designed to build a skills system that is driven by employer demand.

  • Vocational qualifications

    23 May 2011

    Vocational, or work related, qualifications can help people get the skills and qualifications that employers need.

  • Business sectors

    19 May 2011

    BIS's business sector units maintain one-to-one relationships with the leading firms in each industrial sector and represent their interests in the development of government policy and regulation.

  • Environmental and Product Regulation

    19 May 2011

    The Environmental and Product Regulation Directorate represents UK interests in the development, domestic implementation and administration of European waste, environment and product safety legislation. We ensure business interests are properly considered in all related domestic waste policy areas.

  • Employment strategy

    19 May 2011

  • Employment rights

    19 May 2011

    Details and policy background to some of the topics relating to employment rights

  • Employment Agency Standards inspectorate

    19 May 2011

    The Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS) works with agencies, employers, and workers to ensure compliance with employment rights, particularly for vulnerable agency workers.


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