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Annual Closedowns
Employers may elect to close their business at certain times of the year. (Christmas/new year)
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.
Joint Newsletter between the Labour Relations Agency and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland April 2016
This is the seventh edition of the employment and equality law up-date published jointly by the Labour Relations Agency and the Equality Commission.
Advice on Handling Redundancy
The aim of this guide below is to provide guidance for employers, trade unions and employee representatives on the best way to handle redundancies.
Practical Guide to Hybrid Working - LRA - October 2021
This practical guide offers support to those considering introducing hybrid working in their organisations. It sets out the key considerations and offers a sample policy. Free to download.
Sexual Harassment Guidance - March 2024
This guide has been developed in partnership with the Northern Ireland Committee for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (NIC-ICTU). It has been endorsed by Women in Business. The guide is designed for employers, employees and their representatives and aims to help eradicate sexual harassment from the workplace.
Disclosure of information to trade unions for collective bargaining purposes
The Agency has a duty to provide practical guidance on the application of Articles 39 and 40 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (“the 1992 Order”) in relation to the disclosure of information by employers to trade unions for the purpose of collective bargaining.
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.
Promoting Equality in Employment for Women Affected by Menopause
This guide has been developed in partnership with the Equality Commission and Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
Collective bargaining
This is one method that employers use to work with trade unions or works councils to negotiate matters such as terms and conditions of employment for certain groups or all their employees.