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Equal pay law and employer best practice
Legal responsibilities for Northern Ireland employers under the equal pay legislation and best practice advice.
Equal pay and occupational pension schemes
How equal pay provisions apply to employee rights and occupational pension schemes.
Choosing a comparator for equal pay claims
How a female employee can choose the colleague or colleagues she wants to be compared to.
Equal pay and part-time work
The rights of part-time workers to equal pay and other treatment that is not unfavourable.
Defences to an equal pay claim
Valid reasons why an employer might lawfully be able to impose unequal pay and other terms of employment.
JobStart
Employer incentive scheme to help people aged 16–24 and 50-64 years old at risk of long-term unemployment enter the workplace.
Equal pay, pregnancy and maternity leave
The rights of employees who are pregnant or on maternity leave to receive pay rises and bonuses.
Benefits of carrying out an equal pay audit
How to audit your pay system to make sure it is transparent, equal, and fair.
Equal pay: Upcoming legal changes
Changes that will come into force in relation to the Employment Act (NI) 2016.
Equal pay questionnaires
The rights of employees to make enquiries about pay arrangements to find out if they receive equal pay.
Equal pay law overview
How equal pay law in Northern Ireland protects the rights of employees to receive equal pay for equal work.
What is equal work?
How the terms 'like work', 'work rated as equivalent', 'work of equal value', and 'pay' are defined.
Maternity leave and pay
The statutory rights to leave and pay when an employee has a baby.
Notification and confirmation of maternity leave
Employee and employer obligations regarding maternity leave notification.
The right to maternity leave
Who qualifies for statutory maternity leave and how employers may offer enhanced leave rights.
Maternity leave and protection against detriment or dismissal
You must not unfairly treat or dismiss employees because they are taking, took, or sought to take statutory maternity leave.
Changing a return date after maternity leave
Notification from employees regarding changes to their return date, or if they don't intend to return to work at all.
Holiday and pensions during maternity leave
An employee's contractual benefits during maternity leave.
Terms and conditions during maternity leave
Certain terms and conditions continue to apply during statutory maternity leave.
Contact and work during maternity leave
You can keep in contact with an employee during maternity leave and she may work up to ten keeping-in-touch days.