The Employment Relations Unit (ERU) provides comprehensive advice on all aspects of employment relations and practices. Our employment law and policy advisers keep authorities up-to-date on the human resources implications of new legislation and case law developments.
Latest advisory bulletin
Advisory Bulletin 747 contains details about a number of consultations linked to the Government’s Make Work Pay Agenda. This includes open consultations on; zero hour contracts and guaranteed hours, time off for public duties, and employment rights for unpaid carers and parents of seriously ill children, along with details of the Government’s response to its consultation on electronic and workplace balloting for statutory trade union ballots. This includes an updated draft code of practice and draft regulations to implement the changes. There is also information on updated Government guidance on gender pay gap reporting, details of some current vacancies in the Workforce team at LGA plus a link to the employment law timetable.
Equal pay advice
Our longstanding Employer’s guide to the law on equal pay has been refreshed.
Improving employment relations
LGA’s programme to support and improve collective employment relations in your council.
Industrial Action advice
Our industrial action FAQs address some of the most common issues that employers have to deal with when managing the issue of industrial action. Further information is also available in our industrial action guide.
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