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419 The Disability Discrimination (Employment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

These Regulations provide for circumstances whereupon treatment of a disabled employee or failure to make a reasonable adjustment is justified: where pay is linked to performance, where there are uniform rates of contribution to an occupational pension scheme regardless of benefits received, where building works complied with (and continue to comply with) the building regulations in relations to disabled access and facilities.

Parental bereavement leave and pay legislation arrives

Following its passage through the Assembly, the legislation for Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay comes in to effect in Northern Ireland from the 6th April 2022.

More information on the legislation can be found on our dedicated legislation pages (click the link at the top of the page) or by calling our Workplace Information Service on 03300 555 300

We Are Moving!

On 6 December 2022, the Labour Relations Agency moved its Head Office to James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, the Gasworks, at the bottom of Belfast's Ormeau Road. Our Regional Office remains at Richmond Chambers, The Diamond, Derry/L'Derry. Read more here.

Please note that phone numbers (03300 555 300 and 03300 552 220) and email addresses will remain the same.

However, there is a wealth of guides and resources on our website which may still have our old Gordon Street address. We are working our way through these to update them with the new address.

No.377 Paternity and Adoption leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

These Regulations relate to rights regarding paternity and adoption leave derived from the Employment (NI) Order 2002 and include qualification for right, taking paternity leave, 1 or 2 consecutive weeks, 56 day window, notification, terms and conditions of employment during leave, right of return, ordinary and additional adoption leave, one person entitlement re: adoption leave, provisions regarding adoption leave etc which largely reflect those relating to paternity.

No 319 The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

These Regulations come into operation on 10/9/12 and amend the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Prescribed Criteria and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 which prescribe the criteria which determine whether a person should be included automatically in the children’s barred list or the adults’ barred list maintained by the Independent Safeguarding Authority under Article 6 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (“the 2007 Order”).

Preparing for the hiring process

Taking the time to carefully plan the hiring process is important and ensures that you hire an employee with the right mix of skills and characteristics for the job.

Customer Complaints Policy and Procedure

We are committed to providing a high standard of service to you every time you contact us. We do recognise however, that occasionally we will not live up to your expectations or our promises. If this happens we want to hear from you so that we can explore what went wrong and try to find a solution.

If you want to make a complaint about any aspect of our services you will find contact details below. Please note that any complaint must be made within six months of the date on which the incident happened. Your feedback is important to us as it helps us to improve our services.

Changes to Fit Note requirements in Northern Ireland

The requirements for doctors fit notes in Northern Ireland have been amended to remove the need for a doctor to produce a fit note in ink. The change becomes live from the 6th April 2022.

The Department For Communities have explained the change here.

The legislation for the change can be found here or on our dedicated legislation pages on this website. (click the legislation button at the top of this page)

National Minimum Wage Changes 2020

The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2020

These Regulations are the annual amendments to the National Minimum Wage legislation which has existed since 1999 and they come into effect on 1/4/20.

The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The purpose of these regulations is to reduce burdens on businesses employing salaried staff (those paid an annual salary in equal instalments) from complying with the NMW rules, without removing protections or benefits for workers.