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Addressing the £1bn financial impact of workplace conflict: The essential role of mediation in Northern Ireland

• North West first to offer post graduate course in mediation

The application of ‘conflict resolution’ strategies to the workplace could significantly reduce the staggering £1billion in costs which the NI economy is forced to bear each year, according to the new Chief Executive of the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland (LRA).

New CEO for Labour Relations Agency

The Labour Relations Agency has appointed Don Leeson as its new Chief Executive Officer. 

LRA launches Flexible Future 24 Conference

Contemporary flexible working practices, and their potential to power productivity and a more inclusive labour market will be the focal point of the Labour Relations Agency’s upcoming annual conference.

New Hybrid Working Guide Offers Timely Support to Employers

To coincide with the easing of Covid restrictions and anticipated lifting of the ‘work from home’ recommendation, a new guide offering NI employers the most up-to-date advice on ‘Hybrid Working’ has been launched by the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) for Northern Ireland.

LRA Confirms Spike in Calls from Distressed Hospitality Sector

NI’s Labour Relations Agency (LRA) has recorded a spike in calls from the local hospitality sector following the emergence of the Omicron variant and tightening of public health restrictions and introduction of new guidance to respond to this.