Tuesday, 18 January 2011:
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In this issue: |
Business & growth |
North East: A new local enterprise partnership for the North East of England was approved by Minister for Business, Mark Prisk, and Decentralisation Minister, Greg Clark. Lord Hestletine also visited Yorkshire to encourage local businesses and entrepreneurs to bid for cash from the Government’s flagship £1.4bn Regional Growth Fund. |
Postal Services |
Postal Services Bill: The Postal Services Bill has completed its passage through the House of Commons and will now be considered by the House of Lords. |
Regulation |
Flexible parental leave: The Government has announced more detail on its plans for a new system of flexible parental leave to help parents balance their work and family commitments. Default Retirement Age: The Government has confirmed that it will remove the Default Retirement Age (DRA) so that people have more choice when to stop working. |
BIS news |
New Director General: Tera Allas has taken up her post as the new Director General for Economics, Strategy and Better Regulation at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). |
Get involved |
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills currently has 6 consultations open. These include:
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The National Apprenticeship Awards 2011 has been launched to find England’s top apprentices and apprentice employers. Find out how you can enter here.
BIS will launch a consultation soon which will explore proposals for the design of a more flexible system of parental leave.
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