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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.
No 621 The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015
This instrument consolidates the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (“the 1999 Regulations”) and subsequent amending regulations with the purpose of making the rules clearer and more workable for employers and employees.
No 78 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2014
This Order makes changes to social security benefits related to employment such as Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP).
No 69 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2013
This Order makes changes to social security benefits related to employment such as Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP).
Calculation of Holiday entitlement for Term Time/Part year Workers
The Supreme Court decision handed down in the case of Harpur Trust v Brazel on 20th July 2022 has now provided clarity on how statutory leave entitlement for workers who are described as part year workers (i.e. workers who work for varying hours during only certain weeks of the year but have a continuing contract throughout that year), should be calculated.
No 223 The Recognition and Derecognition Ballots (Qualified Persons) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017
These Rules come into operation on 17/12/17 and they simply amend list at Article 4 of the 2001 Order of persons specified by name as being qualified for appointment as a Qualified Person.
261 Industrial Tribunals (Constitution and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000
These Regulations amend the 1996 Regulations of the same name in relation to the amount of information to be placed by the Secretary in the Register in relation to applications and appeals.
The Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2020
This Order brings into operation certain provisions of the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 on 27th January 2020.
Article 2(a) to (e) commence provisions on early conciliation of employment disputes.
Article 2(f) commences the provision which places an obligation on the Department to review early conciliation.
Article 2(g) and (h) commences the provisions that permits the Department to make regulations which provide that the members of the panel of chairmen of industrial tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal may be referred to as employment judges.
Article 2(i) commences the provision which prohibits the Labour Relations Agency, or persons appointed by the Agency, from releasing information relating to a worker, employer of a worker, or a trade union, that they hold in the course of performing their functions.
Article 2(j) corrects a small number of references in the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992, dealing with statutory shared parental pay, which were introduced by the Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015
Article 2(k) updates legislative references in Schedules 2 and 4 to the Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.
Article 2(l) and (o) gives effect to the dispute resolution repeals in Schedule 3 of the Act.
Article 2(m) and (n) gives effect to Schedules 1 and 2, which respectively, make minor and consequential amendments to existing legislation, and set out how the relevant time limits for bringing a claim will be extended where necessary to provide sufficient time for early conciliation to take place and to ensure that the claimant is not disadvantaged.
Labour Relations Agency launches all new Employer Toolkit for NI businesses
Free advice and document guidance now online…from managing bullying to menopause transition in the workplace
Annual Closedowns
Employers may elect to close their business at certain times of the year. (Christmas/new year)