Links
In this section you can find links to other sites that may be of interest to you.
ACAS
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service. ACAS's staff are employment relations experts. Their job is to help people work together effectively. This ranges from setting up the right structures and systems to finding a way of settling disputes when things go wrong.
Anact
The Agence Nationale pour l’amelioration des conditions de travail is a French organization with the central aim of promoting improved employment relations and conditions.
Andrea Adams Trust
A charity operating as the focus for the problems caused by bullying behaviour in the workplace.
http://www.andreaadamstrust.org/
The Australian Industrial Relations Commission
The Australian Government: Dept of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
The Austrian Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour
http://www.bmwa.gv.at/EN/default.htm
Ban Bullying at Work
This website is the combined effort of a number of organisations who are working to raise awareness of bullying in the workplace in the UK. This is a central resource for activities and links to all interested groups.
http://www.banbullyingatwork.com
Business in the Community
Business in the Community is a membership of companies with the leadership to translate corporate values and commitments into mainstream management practice. These companies measure and report on progress and illustrate the action being taken to improve the impact of their operations, products and services on society and the environment.
Business in the Community has launched an Employer's Guide to Employing Migrant Workers. This is a web based Guide. The Guide has been produced to provide an easy reference point for employers who need information on the various aspects associated with the employment of migrant workers.
http://www.guide2migrantworkers.org.uk
The British Universities Industrial Relations Association
The British Universities Industrial Relations Association is the UK association of academics in industrial relations and associated disciplines. Its key objective is to promote the study of industrial relations.
The Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
http://www.mlsp.government.bg/en/index.htm
The Canada Industrial Relations Board
The Canada Industrial Relations Board has the mandate to contribute to and promote effective industrial relations in any work, undertaking or business that falls within the authority of the Parliament of Canada.
http://www.cirb-ccri.gc.ca/index_e.asp
The Canadian Public Service Labour Relations Board
http://pslrb-crtfp.gc.ca/intro_e.asp
CBI
The Confederation of British Industry is the UK's leading employers' organisation; it is Britain's Business voice.
Citizens Advice
Citizens Advice is the largest advice charity in Northern Ireland, working against poverty and meeting the information and advice needs of people across a wide range of advice categories.
http://www.citizensadvice.co.uk/
The Czech Republic Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
The Department for Employment & Learning
The Department for Employment & Learning is working towards a vision of a peaceful, inclusive, prosperous, stable and fair society. It is responsible for third level education, training and a range of employment measures, all aimed at giving people the skills, knowledge and opportunities to work.
This is a direct link to the Department of Employment and Learning ER Booklets
http://www.delni.gov.uk/erbooklets
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment in the Republic of Ireland – Industrial Relations Section
http://www.entemp.ie/employment/industrialrelations/
The Dutch Labour Foundation
The European Commissions’ Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Directorates
The European Commissions’ Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Directorates website regularly features material which may be of interest to users of the LRA website.
http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/index_en.html
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
The Foundation is a European body which regularly features items relevant to industrial and employment relations in the European Union.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/index.htm
Equality Direct
Equality Direct is an England wide telephone advice service and supporting website for business, offering authoritative, confidential and downtoearth advice about equality issues.
http://www.equalitydirect.org.uk
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland works to advance equality, promote equality of opportunity, encourage good relations and challenge discrimination through promotion, advice and enforcement
The Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs
http://www.sm.ee/eng/pages/index.html
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS)
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, created in 1947, is an independent agency whose mission is to preserve and promote labor-management peace and cooperation. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with two regional offices and more than 70 field offices, the agency provides mediation and conflict resolution services to industry, government agencies and communities.
The Finnish Ministry of Labour
http://www.mol.fi/english/index.html
The German Federal Ministry of Economics
http://www.bmwi.de/English/Navigation/root.html
The States of Guernsey Department of Commerce and Employment
The States of Guernsey Department of Commerce and Employment perform the role of promoting good industrial relations through the offices of the Senior Industrial Relations Advisory Officer.
The States of Guernsey Department of Commerce and Employment
HM Revenue & Customs
HMRC is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax Credits and Child Benefits, and strengthening the UK's frontiers
The Home Office
Responsible for internal affairs in England and Wales.
Health and Safety Executive, Northern Ireland (HSENI)
HSENI (The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland) is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body sponsored by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI). HSENI is the lead body responsible for the promotion and enforcement of health and safety at work standards in Northern Ireland.
The Icelandic Ministry of Social Affairs
http://eng.felagsmalaraduneyti.is/
Industrial Relations Research Trust
The Trust was established for educational purposes to raise funds to provide educational scholarships/bursaries to support and fund postgraduate research in the field of Industrial Relations
The Industrial Relations Research Unit
This Unit is based at the University Of Warwick and is a leading European Centre for research and analysis on the employment relationship.
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/wbs/research/irru/
Industrial Tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal Northern Ireland
Industrial Tribunals hear and determine complaints under various employment protection legislation and the various antidiscrimination enactments. The Fair Employment Tribunal hears and determines complaints of discrimination on the grounds of religious belief or political opinion.
http://www.employmenttribunalsni.co.uk/
The Information Commissioner
The Information Commissioner is an independent official appointed by the Crown to oversee the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
The International Industrial Relations Association
The International Industrial Relations Association was established in 1966 to promote the study of industrial relations around the world.
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/iira/about/
Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC)
The Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) represents and provides economic, commercial, employee relations and social affairs services to some 7,000 companies and organisations from all sectors of economic and commercial activity.
Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)
ICTU is the largest civil society organisation on the island, representing and campaigning on behalf of some 770,000 working people. There are currently 56 unions affiliated to Congress, north and south of the border.
ICTU website for Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland
Invest Northern Ireland was formed in April 2002 by the Northern Ireland Government as the main economic development organisation
The Labour Relations Commission, Ireland
The Labour Relations Commission, Ireland website contains information about the role and functions of the Commission and the range of advisory and mediation services offered and information about labour relations and employment law and practices in Ireland.
Legal Island
Legal Island provides information, conferencing, training and e-mall information bulletins in the area of employment law.
The Lithuanian Ministry of Social Security and Labour
http://www.socmin.lt/index.php?1986673611
The Low Pay Commission (LPC)
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) was established as a result of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to advise the Government about the National Minimum Wage.
The Manx Industrial Relations Service
The Manx Industrial Relations Service is an independent government funded service with the primary responsibility of promoting good industrial relations on the Isle of Man. http://www.gov.im/mirs/about.xml
The National Centre for Partnership Performance
The NCPP was set up by the Government in the Republic of Ireland to support and drive change in the Irish workplace. Its remit is essentially to enable organisations in both the public and private sectors to respond to change, build capability and improve performance.
National Employment Rights Authority
The key information source on employment rights for employers and employees in the Republic Of Ireland.
http://www.employmentrights.ie/en/
The New Zealand Employment Relations Authority
The New Zealand Industrial Relations Foundation
The New Zealand Industrial Relations Foundation has the overall purpose of promoting, via education, better industrial relations within New Zealand.
http://www.ers.dol.govt.nz/help/foundation.html
Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
The Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) is the representative body for voluntary, community and charitable groups in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Certification Office for Trade Unions and Employers' Associations
http://www.nicertoffice.org.uk/
The Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Health Service Ombudsman
The Parliamentary Ombudsman and the Health Service Ombudsman undertake independent investigations into complaints about government departments, a range of other public bodies, and the National Health Service.
The Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
http://www.mpips.gov.pl/index.php?lang=2
The Slovakian Ministry of Labour
The Slovakian Ministry of Labour
The Slovenian Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Affairs
The South African Department of Labour
The South African Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration
The Spanish Ministry for Work and Social Affairs
http://www.mtas.es/index-uk.htm
The Government Offices of Sweden
The Trade Unions Congress (TUC)
The TUC is the voice of Britain at work. With more than 70 member unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life, we campaign for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.
The Work Foundation
The Work Foundation is a not for profit organisation which exists to campaign for Good Work. They have expertise in research and practical consultancy and leadership interventions.
http://www.theworkfoundation.com/index.aspx
Workingrights
Workingrights is a public interest website focused on understanding rights as an employee or employer.
http://www.workingrights.co.uk
Workplace Employment Relations Survey (WERS)
This is a link to the 2004 (Workplace Employment Relations Survey) WERS study