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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…
Estimating the costs of workplace conflict in Northern Ireland
Workplace conflict has a negative impact on organisational performance and the working experiences of those involved. Research commissioned by the Labour Relations Agency on workplace conflict in Northern Ireland suggests that disputes took up valuable time and eroded organisational culture.
These challenges have arguably become more acute in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic with pressure on recruitment, retention, engagement and productivity.
However, leaders and policymakers may underestimate the strategic importance of managing conflict at work. Conflict management is often unseen – taking place in the shadows and behind closed doors. Until recently, lack of visibility has been exacerbated by a lack of robust data. This analysis of the costs of workplace conflict in Northern Ireland finds that 37% of workers experience conflict each year at a cost of £851m.
The report in full can be found below, while our podcast on the topic can also be found here.