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Flexible Working: The Right to Request and Duty to Consider

Under provisions set out in the Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and regulations made under it, all employees have a statutory right to ask their employer for a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment to work flexibly.

Employee representatives

Employees who act as representatives for consultation about redundancies or business transfers, or are candidates to be representatives of this kind, are entitled to reasonable time off with pay during working hours to perform these functions and to receive appropriate training.

No 93 The Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

These Regulations come into operation on 15/3/15 and by way of summary the Shared Parental Leave Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the Leave Regulations”), in association with the Statutory Shared Parental Pay (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (“the Pay Regulations”) provide an entitlement for a mother/adopter and a child’s father/adoptive parent or a mother’s or adopter’s partner to take shared parental leave and pay.

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.

No 149 The Maternity Allowance (Curtailment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015

These Regulations enable a woman to end her Maternity Allowance early so that an eligible person (a spouse, civil partner, partner or the child’s father) can take the remaining number of untaken weeks of Maternity Allowance as shared parental pay and/or shared parental leave.

Job applications

There are two main options for inviting applications to job vacancies:
• providing a job application form to be completed and returned, or;
• asking applicants to send a copy of their curriculum vitae (CV).

Breach of Contract

If an employer fundamentally breaches a contract of employment, it could lead to the employee resigning. If an employee fundamentally breaches a contract of employment he or she could be dismissed.

Social Media House Rules

Guidance for friends and followers of LRA social media accounts.

The Labour Relations Agency has a number of social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and You Tube. We do not endorse any private companies or individuals even if we're 'friends' with or 'follow' their social media accounts.

We reserve the right to delete posts or comments from our social media channels without warning if we believe they:

- are defamatory or libellous;

- breach Data Protection Regulations;

- use obscene or foul language;

- are distasteful, offensive or antagonistic;

- are political or electioneering in nature; or

- are advertising or promotional in nature without the prior agreement of the Labour Relations Agency.

Any persistent offenders may be blocked without prior notice.

The Labour Relations Agency's decision is final.

Safe at Home, Safe at Work - Guidance on Domestic Violence and Abuse

This joint guide provides advice and recommendations for employers and trade unions in terms of providing support for employees who may be experiencing domestic violence or abuse.