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Health & Safety at Work

Employers have a duty to protect their employees and visitors from harm. They must do risk assessments and they must report any serious incidents to the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. Employees are expected to take reasonable care of their own health and safety.

Advice on Trade Union Representation in the Workplace

This guide is for employers, trade unions and union workplace representatives. It gives advice on the provision of time off, training and facilities to enable union representatives to carry out their duties. It covers statutory and non-statutory representatives.

Potential Problems at Christmas Time

The Labour Relations Agency Workplace Information Service receives enquiries every Christmas from businesses with questions and problems.

To help you prepare and avoid potential issues we have compiled some frequently asked questions which we receive each Christmas season.

Labour Relations Agency Annual Public Board Meeting

Thurs 24 Oct 2019, 11.30am - 1pm, Malone House, Belfast, free parking. Lunch provided.

Annual lecture: Early Conciliation - a new service required by Employment Act (NI) 2016 from January 2020.

Types of contracts

In addition to contracts of employment, a number of other types of contracts exist.

Flexible Working: The Right to Request and Duty to Consider

Under provisions set out in the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and regulations made under it, all employees have a statutory right to ask their employer for a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment to work flexibly.

Current Vacancies - Working for the Labour Relations Agency

Our role is to improve employment relations in Northern Ireland and our core business is the delivery of responsive advisory and dispute resolution services.

Sick leave

From one time to another, employing organisations will experience absence by their staff due to illness. Illness absences are usually unplanned. This makes planning and covering work difficult for employers given the short notice of illness occurrences.

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.