People need safe, fulfilling and well-paying jobs to reach their potential. This not only boosts employee morale, but also improves retention, productivity and health. That's what drives business growth and success.

At Legal Island we’re always on the lookout for new and innovative approaches to improving business, employee’s lives and the local economy. One such scheme is the “Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter”. It’s a scheme that’s being mirrored by Belfast City Council, who started their own initiative in April 2023. Employment Charters have yet to take off in the Republic of Ireland – but should they? Especially since we learned that the Republic is in breach of the European Social Charter? What can we learn from our Northern English