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Final pay when employment ends
Final pay given to an employee can be different from their regular pay.
Paternity Leave
Paternity leave allows parents to take time off from their work to have time with their child following a birth.
Jury service
Jury service is a public duty.
Leave without pay
There may be circumstances where an employee is required to take unpaid leave from their employment.
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.
Unfair dismissal claim
There are several ways a dismissal could be considered unfair.
Industrial action
This section includes information on official industrial action; unofficial industrial action; repudiation of industrial action; and lawful industrial action.
Advertising the job
An employer has an obligation to ensure that recruitment advertising is carried out in a non-discriminatory manner.
Redundancy pay
The statutory redundancy payment scheme aims to ensure that people who are dismissed through no fault of their own receive compensation. Employees who meet certain requirements are statutorily entitled to a lump sum from their employer.
Surrogate Parent leave
A surrogate parent may be eligible to Statutory Adoption Leave and Pay from 5 April 2015, provided that: