| Agency Name: | Labour Relations Agency |
| Type: | Non-Departmental Public Body |
| Formed: | 1976 |
| Jurisdiction: | Northern Ireland |
| Headquarters: | 2-16 Gordon Street, Belfast |
| Minister1 Name: | Conor Murphy MLA |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister for the Economy |
| Chief1 Name: | Jim McCusker |
| Chief1 Position: | Chairperson |
| Website: | http://www.lra.org.uk |
The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) is a non-departmental public body in Northern Ireland responsible for promoting the improvement of industrial relations. Founded in 1976, the Agency is independent of Government and funded by a grant from the Department for the Economy.[1]
The management of the Labour Relations Agency is vested in the LRA Board. The Chairperson until 2014 was Jim McCusker, former General Secretary of the public sector trade union NIPSA. The rest of the board is made up of experienced trade unionists and industry and employment law specialists.[2]
The Agency had a data breach in 2021.[3]
The Labour Relations Agency provides impartial and confidential employment relations advice to employers, employees and trade unions. The Agency also resolves disputes through conciliation, mediation and arbitration services.
As part of mediating disputes, the Agency held mediation meetings between Caterpillar and unions over a "take it or leave it" offer to staff,[4] and facilitated talks between AG and GMB over a 2.5% pay offer.[5]