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  • Northern Ireland Review of Employment Law

    Topics:
    • Employment rights, 
    • Advice on employment rights

    Date published: 16 July 2013

    The Department has given a commitment in the Executive’s Economic Strategy to conduct a fundamental review of employment law. The review, which is guided by Better Regulation principles, will seek to identify opportunities to reduce the regulatory and administrative burden on businesses, whilst protecting the rights of individual employees.

    Documents

    • Alternative Dispute ResolutionAdobe PDF (90.43 KB)
    • Review of policy options on the qualifying period for unfair dismissalAdobe PDF (88.23 KB)
    • Introduction of a system of protected conversations leading to compromise agreementsAdobe PDF (84.49 KB)
    • Review of policy options on the qualifying period for unfair dismissalAdobe PDF (88.23 KB)
    • Various amendments to public interest disclosure legislationAdobe PDF (84.05 KB)
    • Unfair dismissal compensatory awardsAdobe PDF (90.23 KB)

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