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The Cost of Workplace Conflict Podcast
Recent research has estimated the cost of workplace conflict for employers in Northern Ireland to be £851 million per year.
For the fifth podcast in our series on "Challenging Workplaces", we are joined by one of the authors of the research, Professor Richard Saundry from Westminster University, along with Nicola Barber, Chair of CIPD Northern Ireland, and our own Director of Employment Services, Mark McAllister, to discuss the topic and how managerial capability could help reduce these costs.
Who is an employee?
There are differences between ‘employees’, ‘workers’ and ‘contractors’. These differences in status can affect rights and responsibilities in the workplace.
Webinar - Discipline and Grievance
This webinar covers information pertaining to discipline and grievance with a focus on policy, guidelines, practices, standards, rules, regulations and compliance.
LRA Website Accessibility Audit - August 2020
This document sets out a summary of the checks and tests that were performed on the LRA website ahead of the introduction of new accessibility legislation.
Respectful Conversations Podcast and Guide
Our 'Respectful Conversations' podcast has been produced in partnership with Diversity Mark to support employers who want to encourage respectful conversations at work.
This is the third podcast in our Challenging Workplaces series.
Rights and responsibilities
Both employers and employees have certain rights and responsibilities towards each other. Some will apply to everyone in the workplace, while others will be dependent on the individual’s working status.
Events Programme Jan - June 2020
This document lists the range of seminars, briefings and workshops that we plan to deliver over the coming months to cover a range of employment relations-related topics. Please note that additional dates may be added to the events schedule which aren't included in this document.
Hiring
A positive recruitment experience gets the working relationship off to the best start. It is important to follow a number of steps and adopt a best practice approach.
Webinar - Flexible Working
This webinar aims to help employers understand their duties and responsibilities and to promote good employment practice. It includes an overview of the statutory flexible working process from employee request, the right of accompaniment, the right of appeal through to communication of the final decision.
Domestic Violence and Abuse Podcast
This is the second podcast in our Challenging Workplaces series. Our Employment Relations Manager, Helen Smyth, and Clare Moore of NIC ICTU join host Glenn Baker to talk about Domestic Violence and Abuse, the importance of seeing it as a workplace issue, and how employers can best support any employees who are experiencing it.