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National Minimum Wage Changes 2020
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2020 These Regulations are the annual amendments to the National Minimum Wage legislation which has existed since 1999 and they come into effect on 1/4/20. The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 The purpose of these regulations is to reduce burdens on businesses employing salaried staff (those paid an annual salary in equal instalments) from complying with the NMW rules, without removing protections or benefits for workers.Deductions from wages by employers
February 2016
The Wages (Northern Ireland) Order 1988 repealed various Truck Acts 1831 to 1940 and the Payment of Wages Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 and made changes to the law governing the way in which wages were paid.
Leaflet 5. Pay the Right Rates
August 2017
As an employer, you have a number of legal obligations with regards to paying your staff.
Latest News
Keep up to date with the latest in employment relations in Northern Ireland
Insolvency Information Pack
24th October 2017
- HAVE YOU LOST YOUR JOB?
- IS YOUR EMPLOYER EXPERIENCING FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES?
- HAS THIS RESULTED IN YOU NOT RECEIVING PAYMENTS OWED E.G. NOTICE/REDUNDANCY PAY, WAGES?
- ARE YOU UNSURE OF WHAT YOU SHOULD DO NEXT?
Keep up to date with the Labour Relations Agency
Keep up to date with the latest news and events around workplace relations in Northern Ireland
1977-1994
Index of employment-related statute (Acts and Orders) 1977-1994
Covid-19 update
The Northern Ireland Engagement Forum was established by the Department for the Economy. It is chaired by the Labour Relations Agency and comprises the Confederation of British Industry, Chambers of Commerce, Federation of Small Businesses NI, Institute of Directors, Manufacturing NI, NI Retail Consortium, the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, SOLACE, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) and the Public Health Agency. The Forum advises the NI Executive on how best to manage the challenges Covid-19 places on NI businesses and workers.
The Forum has produced A Practical Guide to Making Workplaces Safer to support organisations and workers across Northern Ireland. We have also produced a Working from Home guide.
LRA Website Accessibility Audit - August 2020
This document sets out a summary of the checks and tests that were performed on the LRA website ahead of the introduction of new accessibility legislation.