Resources

We provide a range of resources to help you navigate employment relations in Northern Ireland. 

 

Please note that on 6 December 2022 we will have moved our Head Office to new premises at James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, the Gasworks, Belfast.  However, some of our guides and resources may still have our old, Gordon Street address on them.  We are systematically working our way through to update them with the new address.  Phone numbers (03300 555 300 and 03300 552 220) and email addresses remain the same.

  • Having Conversations about Domestic Abuse at Work

    Guide

    A short, practical guide developed in partnership with Recentre to support you in handling safe conversations about domestic abuse at work.

    Last modified: 06 July 2023
  • Four Day Working Week Podcast

    Four day working week

    In the fourth podcast in the "Challenging Workplaces" series, we discuss the four day week, and whether it might be time to reassess the traditional Monday to Friday working pattern in the modern workplace.

    Last modified: 04 July 2023
  • Respectful Conversations Podcast and Guide

    Guide

    Our 'Respectful Conversations' podcast has been produced in partnership with Diversity Mark to support employers who want to encourage respectful conversations at work.

    This is the third podcast in our Challenging Workplaces series. 

    Last modified: 24 July 2023
  • Domestic Violence and Abuse Podcast

    podcast

    This is the second podcast in our Challenging Workplaces series.  Our Employment Relations Manager, Helen Smyth, and Clare Moore of NIC ICTU join host Glenn Baker to talk about Domestic Violence and Abuse, the importance of seeing it as a workplace issue, and how employers can best support any employees who are experiencing it.

    Last modified: 09 January 2023
  • Webinar - Discipline and Grievance

    Webinar

    This webinar covers information pertaining to discipline and grievance with a focus on policy, guidelines, practices, standards, rules, regulations and compliance.

    Last modified: 02 December 2022
  • Webinar - Managing Sickness Absence

    Webinar

    This webinar provides an overview on how to manage sickness absence in the workplace.  It covers the types and causes of sickness, ways of measuring sickness absence, including policy and procedure considerations.  It will provide you with best practice skills and techniques to effectively and efficiently manage sickness absence in the workplace.

    Last modified: 02 December 2022
  • Safe at Home, Safe at Work - Guidance on Domestic Violence and Abuse

    Advisory guide Guide Self Help Guide

    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.

    Last modified: 13 February 2023
  • Webinar - Hybrid Working

    Webinar

    This webinar provides an overview to employers considering introducing hybrid working in their organisation.  It complements the Labour Relations Agency ‘Practical Guide to Hybrid Working’, available to view or download free from our website.

    Last modified: 02 December 2022
  • LRA Podcast - 'Challenging Workplaces' - Part 1

    In this first episode of the Labour Relations Agency's podcast, entitled 'Challenging Workplaces', Mark McAllister, Director of Employment Relations Services and Keelin Kelly, Communications Manager, discuss societal issues that are now also being recognised as workplace issues - such as domestic violence, menopause and gender identity.

    Last modified: 21 September 2022
  • Handling Redundancies in a Small Business

    Advisory guide
    Last modified: 25 January 2024
  • Experience of LRA's first placement student - Michael

    In this video, the LRA's first placement student, describes his experience, to support others who are considering applying for this opportunity in the future.

    Last modified: 01 June 2022
  • Employment Document Toolkit - How to Register - Demo Video

    Toolkit

    This video provides step by step instructions on how to sign up to our new, free, online employment document toolkit.

    Last modified: 15 September 2022