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Annual Closedowns

Employers may elect to close their business at certain times of the year. (Christmas/new year)

EARLY CONCILIATION COMES TO NORTHERN IRELAND 27 JANUARY 2020

Following a change in employment law, the Labour Relations Agency will provide a new service to employees, employers, and their representatives.

Employment Law Revision Day with Mark McAllister

Mark McAllister from the Labour Relations Agency and Scott Alexander from Legal Island discussed the top 10 employment cases of the year, including any updates since our Annual Review of Employment Law conferences in November.

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.

Landmark Holiday Pay case concluded by UK Supreme Court

The long awaited decision from the Supreme Court in the case of Chief Constable of Police Service of Northern Ireland v Agnew and others [UKSC33] was passed down on the 04/10/2023.

In essence the case was about how to properly calculate holiday pay and how far back claims can go where the amount was miscalculated.

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.

Arms-Length Body (ALB) Review of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA)

Key Governance Documents

In April 2023 the Department for the Economy (DfE) engaged Business Consultancy Services (BCS) to complete a review of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA). The review was conducted in line with Cabinet Office guidance, namely Tailored Reviews: Guidance on Reviews of Public Bodies (May 2019) and Guidance on the undertaking of Reviews of Public Bodies (December 2022).