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Reversing the £1billion cost of workplace conflict

A research report commissioned by the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) reveals that ‘good jobs’ could help reverse the cost of workplace conflict within Northern Ireland, which burdens employers and the local economy with a staggering £1billion in costs per year.

The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2021

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 202 1

Surrogate Parent leave

A surrogate parent may be eligible to Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay from 5 April 2015, provided that:

Practical Guide to Hybrid Working - LRA - October 2021

This practical guide offers support to those considering introducing hybrid working in their organisations. It sets out the key considerations and offers a sample policy. Free to download.

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.

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…

Equality statement

The Labour Relations Agency fully supports the elimination of all forms of discrimination in employment.

10X REASONS (AND MORE) FOR GOOD EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS – A CONFERENCE

23 February 2023

There are many reasons for ensuring good employment relations, not least because they are key to organisational success. Above all, if employers get this right, it will help lead to the inclusive and thriving ‘10X economy’ that is the economic vision for Northern Ireland.

This major stakeholder conference brings together employers, HR professionals, trade unionists and others to explore how we create a framework of best practice that will help turn the vision for a 10X economy into a reality through good employment relations.

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.