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Regularly reviewing the effectiveness and fairness of pay rates and systems can benefit your business.

The Equal Pay Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (as amended) provides for equal pay between women and men in the same employment.

Make pay comparisons with other businesses to ensure your pay rates are competitive.

What to consider when setting up or changing a pay-rate system.

Advantages and disadvantages of the various pay-rate systems and finding the most suitable one for your business.

This guide covers what to consider when setting pay rates and describes the different systems and schemes.

Employees' entitlement to paid annual leave.

Employment agencies and businesses and using transfer fees fairly.

The payment guidelines you must follow when operating as an employment agency or employment business.

Rules and legal requirements for employment agencies that provide additional services or goods to jobseekers.

Employment agencies or businesses, work-seekers and providing travel or accommodation.

Steps the employment agency or employment business must take to ensure both parties are aware of what is required of them.

Checks that should be taken by employment agencies or businesses when supplying work-seekers who work with or care for vulnerable people.

Information that should be obtained before you place a worker with a hirer.

Terms and conditions that should be agreed with the hirer the first time you provide a service to them.

Terms that should be agreed with those looking to seek work.

Factors to consider when a limited company hires work-seekers.

Actions that should be taken before opening an employment agency or employment business.

Rules you must be aware of and comply with when setting up or running an employment agency.

How an employer can reach an agreement with a worker when you want to change their working hours.

Points to think about when workers ask to work part-time or any other flexible working pattern.

Considering term-time-only workers and job sharing as options for part-time working.

The benefits to employers of employing a part-time worker.

Job-sharing is a good way of allowing part-time workers to cover full-time job positions.

The right of part-time workers to receive the same pay, equal treatment, and pro rata contractual benefits.