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Steps to resolve
When there is an issue in the workplace, employers and employees have a number of options and steps they can take to resolve it, ranging from informal conversations to formal processes and procedures.
The "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill Consultation - Podcast
The last number of years has been a fallow period in terms of new employment legislation in Northern Ireland, which has seen a growing divergence between employment law here and in Great Britain.
We are joined by Ciara Fulton, Partner and Head of law firm Lewis Silkin in Northern Ireland where she works in their Employment, Immigration and Reward division, and Patricia Coulter, Employment Relations Manager and Knowledge guru at the Labour Relations Agency, to look at the contents of the Department for the Economy's "Good Jobs" Employment Rights Bill consultation.
The consultation is available at https://www.economy-ni.gov.uk/consultations/good-jobs-employment-rights-bill
The transcript of this podcast is available at https://www.lra.org.uk/resources/good-jobs-employment-rights-bill-consu…
Webinar - Essentials of Employment Law and Role of the Labour Relations Agency
This webinar provides an outline of the key aspects of employment law in Northern Ireland and the role of the Labour Relations Agency in helping employers and employees to understand their legal rights and responsibilities.
321 Race Relations (Formal Investigations) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
These Regulations are relevant to notices given in relation to formal investigations under the Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 and to non-discrimination notices issued in consequence of such investigations.
No 87 The Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015
The purpose of these Regulations is to amend the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002 (“the 2002 Regulations”) to take account of the policy changes being brought forward in association with the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015.
Qualifying periods
Most people are entitled to the rights outlined below. However, in many cases, qualifying conditions must be fulfilled before a right may be claimed. Some rights apply to all employees as soon as they start work; others depend on factors such as length of service, continuity of employment and activities in addition to the job, for example, union work.
6 Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order (Northern Ireland) 2000
This Order increases, as from 5/3/00, the limits applying to certain awards of industrial tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, as specified in the Schedule to the Order. (Increases reflect increases in Retail Price Index from Sept’97-Sept’99).