Employee Relations

Dermot O'Hara, Director - People Strategies, (w.e.f. 01 February 2011) is the contact for the following services: Email: dermot.ohara@lgsc.org.uk

The Commission strives to ensure that effective, productive and harmonious working environments and staff/management relationships are sustained within local government by:

Continually improving the operation of the Northern Ireland Joint Council for Local Government Services (NIJC) and encouraging implementation of the recommendations of the Commission's Review Report (March 2001)
Advising the NIJC on best practice and benchmarking opportunities and developing a model for negotiations which confers sufficient authority on the negotiating body to make agreements binding on councils
Assisting the NIJC to address issues arising from the RPA
Introducing and promoting Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mechanisms in district councils and encouraging the integration of ADR mechanisms into existing policies and procedures
Exploring the development of Workplace Mediation mechanisms/schemes
Assisting district councils with complaints, grievances and disciplinary matters as requested