Search results
Working effectively with employee representatives
Working with employee representatives to improve business performance and avoid disputes.
Representation for workforce agreements
Negotiating with employees on working hours, parental leave, and the use of successive fixed-term contracts.
Preventing communication breakdowns with family employees
How communicating with family employees may differ from communicating with non-family ones.
What to consider before employing family members
Ensuring that a member of your family is right for the job.
Minimising risks of employing family members
How to avoid the employment of family members creating problems for your business.
Family employees and tax requirements
You must report tax, benefits, and expenses for all paid workers.
Employing your partner
Your legal responsibilities when employing a partner are the same as for any other employee.
Pregnant workers, dismissal and discrimination
How employers can ensure they stay on the right side of sex discrimination law and appropriately support pregnant workers.
Preparing for a grievance hearing
What you must do before you hold a grievance hearing to ensure that it runs as smoothly as possible.
Staff training
Understand the importance of staff training and how employers can identify training needs that will benefit their staff and business as a whole.
Disability support: Access to Work (NI)
Access to Work (NI) can provide advice and guidance for your employee's disability needs and if appropriate, a financial grant towards the cost of support.
Disability support: Work Psychology Team
Further help, advice, and guidance in areas relating to work, disability, and health.
Disability support: Workable (NI)
Workable (NI) offers support and assistance to both employees and employers to help disabled people move into or retain work.
Health & Work Support Branch
The specialist support available to help disabled people start or retain employment.
Disability support: Condition Management Programme
The Condition Management Programme helps those with a health condition manage symptoms to allow progress towards, moving into and staying in employment.
Fixed-term contracts and 'less favourable treatment'
How to avoid treating fixed-term employees less favourably than their permanent equivalents.
Bullying and harassment
Avoid industrial tribunal or civil claims by preventing offensive or unfair behaviour in the workplace.
Why does bullying and harassment occur?
A look at the reasons why people bully and harass others in the workplace.
The impact of bullying and harassment
A business may be guilty of discrimination, breach of contract or a criminal offence if an employee is bullied or harassed.
Recognising bullying or harassment
Look out for absenteeism or a change in behaviour if you suspect an employee is being bullied or harassed.