Employment

Help for you during the downturn

Information to help those get back into the world of workMore…

Jobseekers

• Looking for work
• Planning a career
• Jobseekers programmes
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C'Mon Over to Northern Ireland

Information on a campaign being run by the Department for Employment and Learning to bring folk to Northern Ireland to work.More…

Work and families (Parents section)

• Pregnancy and maternity rights in the workplace
• Paternity rights in the workplace
• Adoption rights in the workplace
• Parental leave and flexible working
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Employment terms and conditions

• Pay
• The National Minimum Wage
• Employment contracts and conditions
• Working hours
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Redundancy and leaving your job

• Redundancy
• Dismissal
• Resigning or retiring
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Understanding your work status

• Workers, employees and self-employment
• Agency workers and employment agencies
• Fixed term workers
• Temporary lay-off
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Discrimination at work

• Introduction to discrimination
• Racial Discrimination
• Sex discrimination and equal pay
• Age discrimination
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Resolving workplace disputes

• How to resolve a problem at work
• Grievance procedures
• Disciplinary procedures
• Mediation, conciliation and arbitration
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Health and safety at work

• Employees' health and safety responsibilities
• Employers' health and safety responsibilities
• Health and safety representatives
• Drug testing and employee monitoring
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Trade unions

• Introduction to trade unions
• Your right to join (or not to join) a trade union
• Time off for trade union duties and activities
• Industrial action
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