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A Fair Hearing for All: How Effective Grievance Procedures Benefit Everyone

22 December 2025 Grievances are concerns, problems or complaints that an employee has about an aspect of their work: this could be about a work colleague or manager, a decision, the application of a policy or another... READ

Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Employer’s Duty to Provide Reasonable Adjustments

17 December 2025 In Northern Ireland, employers must make reasonable adjustments for disabled employees or applicants under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA) (and Equality Act 2010 in GB) to prevent substantial disadvantage, covering physical changes, policy adjustments (like flexible hours), or providing... READ

Some advice and reminders for employers, with the festive period around the corner

11 November 2025 Did you know that work-related outings and parties are likely to be deemed to be an extension of the workplace for the purposes of equality and employment law, and that employers can be held... READ

An Employer’s Guide to Whistleblowing & Protected Disclosures

16 October 2025 The Public Interest Disclosure (NI) Order 1998 protects workers from being dismissed or suffering detriment as a result of raising a protected disclosure. The reporting of such disclosures is more commonly known as Whistleblowing.... READ

Employment Tribunal Orders £18,000 Costs After Claimant Amends Medical Report Using AI

13 October 2025 In a recent London employment tribunal decision, an NHS staff member has been ordered to pay £18,000 in legal costs to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust after it was found he had significantly... READ

Compromise and Settlement Agreements

05 September 2025 A compromise agreement, also known as a settlement agreement, is a legally binding document between an employer and employee utilised to effectively terminate an employee’s employment by mutual agreement. It allows employers and employees... READ

Industrial Action: Notifying Employers of an Intention to Ballot

02 May 2024 The picket lines in Northern Ireland have been particularly busy in recent months, with thousands of public sector workers staging walkouts in a bid to bring about pay parity with the rest of the... READ

Disability discrimination – can an employee bring a disability discrimination claim without an official medical diagnosis?

08 April 2024 The NI Court of Appeal case of Kelly v the Department for Communities and Department of Finance sheds light on the intricate interplay between mental health conditions, workplace accommodations and employers’ legal obligations, providing... READ

New Year, New Holiday Pay Regulations

15 January 2024 As we embark on another new year, what better time than January for an employer to review their Annual Leave Policy? As of 01 January 2024, we have officially entered the post-Brexit era for... READ

Former senior female police officer awarded £31,000 compensation in a whistleblowing and sex discrimination case against the PSNI

22 November 2023 Emma Bond -v- Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland 21722/21IT Emma Bond, former PSNI Chief Superintendent, and first female Commander of Derry City & Strabane District, brought claims of sex discrimination... READ