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No 317 The Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
This Order comes into effect on 1/10/09 and has the main purpose of increasing the maximum weekly amount used for the purposes of calculating certain awards by the Industrial Tribunal from £350 to £380. This is commonly referred to as the “capped weeks pay” for the purposes of unfair dismissal and redundancy pay calculations.
569 The Statutory Sick Pay (General) (amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
These Regulations amend the 1982 Regulations of the same name and address matters such as: records to be maintained by the employer and provisions for monies that exceed SSP in relation to record keeping.
No. 326 The Fixed-Term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008
These Regulations amend the 2002 Regulations by providing for statutory sick pay to be paid to employees who are agency workers on fixed term contracts of less than 3 months duration.
Arbitration services
Those who have submitted a tribunal claim will also be offered access to the Labour Relations Agency’s Arbitration Scheme which offers a quick, non–legalistic, less formal, confidential and more cost effective alternative to a tribunal hearing.
No 725 The Statutory Maternity Pay (Compensation of Employers) Amendment Regulations 2011
This Statutory Instrument has application to Northern Ireland and came into operation on 6/4/11.
Safety Committee / Representatives
The Safety Representative and Safety Committees Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1979 apply to organisations that have recognised trade unions for collective bargaining purposes.
No 37 The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016
This Order comes into operation on 14/2/16 and effectively changes calculation and limits figures for things such as a week’s pay for the purposes of statutory redundancy pay and unfair dismissal calculation.
Working Time Regulations
In addition to the rights outlined around qualifying periods, a number of other rights and responsibilities exist. These relate to rest breaks, the number of hours a worker can be required to work and paid leave.