The Department for the Economy launched the ‘Good Jobs’ Employment Rights Bill consultation which sets out significant, potential reforms to Northern Ireland employment law, including proposed changes to terms of employment, pay and benefits, voice and representation and work-life balance laws.
This has been long anticipated and is far reaching, covering many areas of employment law. Ahead of the consultation’s closure on September 30, at Lewis Silkin we are urging employers in Northern Ireland to engage with the consultation process, as its outcomes will impact businesses across the country.
To this end we embarked on a unique exercise to harvest the views and opinions from business leaders to inform a collective response providing government with a strong impression of the business community’s reaction.
Some of the proposed changes, such as a potential overhaul of zero-hour contracts, how holiday pay is calculated and increasing trade unions’ rights to access workplaces have the potential to significantly impact employers right across Northern Ireland.
As the first major employment law consultation in Northern Ireland in over 10 years, it is an important time for employers across NI to engage with the proposals and share their views on how the potential changes could impact their business.
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