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- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the trade union access provisions under the proposed Good Jobs Bill in Northern Ireland will no longer apply to micro-businesses with fewer than 10 employees.
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- Employment law guide
The maximum amount of a week's pay for statutory redundancy pay increased with effect from 6 April 2026. HR professionals with staff in Northern Ireland should ensure that calculations are made on this basis - the amount is different to that applied in Great Britain.
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- Employment law guide
The maximum amount of a week's pay to calculate various payments and awards, including statutory redundancy pay, increased with effect from 6 April 2026. HR professionals with staff in Northern Ireland should ensure that calculations are made on this basis - the amount is different to that applied in Great Britain.
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- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that Regulations have been passed extending the right to parental bereavement leave and pay to include miscarriages "experienced or detected" on or after 6 April 2026. HR teams should review their parental bereavement policies, and train managers on the forthcoming change to provide compassionate and compliant support.
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- Editor's choice
We have launched two new topics covering Northern Irish employment law and Scottish employment law, to help our users with locations there to keep track of any differences in legislation.
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- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the differences between the law on pay gap reporting in Northern Ireland compared with Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
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- Employment law guide
This guide sets out the differences between the law on holiday and holiday pay in Northern Ireland compared with Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
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- Employment law guide
Updated with information on the approach taken by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland following the decision in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers.
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- Employment law guide
There are no recent updates to highlight.
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- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.