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Information on the Rights of Workers in Northern Ireland (Slovak Translation)

Updated February 2016

Information on the Rights of Workers in Northern Ireland (Tetum Translation)

Updated February 2016

Right to work in Northern Ireland

It is important that an employer checks that a job applicant is allowed to work in the UK before they can employ them. An employer could face a civil penalty if they employ an illegal worker and have not carried out a correct right to work check.

Employers must check the applicant's identity and nationality and make sure that they have the relevant immigration permission or visa in place.

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.

No 317 The Work and Families (Increase of Maximum Amount) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

This Order comes into effect on 1/10/09 and has the main purpose of increasing the maximum weekly amount used for the purposes of calculating certain awards by the Industrial Tribunal from £350 to £380. This is commonly referred to as the “capped weeks pay” for the purposes of unfair dismissal and redundancy pay calculations.

137 Health and Personal Social Services (Disciplinary Procedures) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996

These Regulations replace the existing provisions which were derived from the 1973 Regulations.

Final pay when employment ends

Final pay given to an employee can be different from their regular pay.

No 58 The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order (Northern Ireland) 2019

This Order changes key statutory rates over a period from 1/4/19 until 8/4/19.

Gender pay gap

The gender pay gap measures the difference between average (median) hourly earnings of men and women, usually shown by the percentage men earn more than women.