The Labour Department has been formally established and today launches its official website at labour.gov.vin, where the Employment Rights Standard, workplace safety guidance and the inspection programme are published.
Rights, safety and inspections
- Employment Rights
The Employment Rights Standard: the minimum terms that apply to every member of staff from 6 September 2026.
- Workplace Safety
Employer duties, how to report a safety concern and the incidents that must be notified to the Department.
- Inspections
Ninety-six inspections between 14 September and 18 December 2026, and the register of inspections to date.
- Working Time and Leave
Limits on working hours, rest periods and the leave to which staff are entitled.
- Disputes
The Dispute Resolution Service, opening 14 September 2026: stages, timescales and remedies.
- Frequently asked questions
Who is covered by the Standard, how to raise a concern and what an inspection involves.
Latest announcements
All news- Labour Department Publishes the Employment Rights Standard
The Employment Rights Standard sets out the minimum terms on which staff of member organisations are employed within the Network. It applies from today to every contract of employment with a member organisation.
- Labour Department Announces First Workplace Inspection Programme
Ninety-six inspections of workplaces at the six principal sites of the Network will be carried out between 14 September and 18 December 2026. The programme, the sectors covered and the register of inspections to date are published from today.
- Labour Department Opens Safety Concern Reporting and the Dispute Resolution Service
Staff may report a workplace safety concern to the Department from today. The Dispute Resolution Service, which conciliates and determines disputes between staff and their employers, opens on Monday 14 September 2026.
About the Department
The Labour Department of the Velocity Interoperability Network is responsible for employment rights and workplace safety for the staff of member organisations of the Velocity Interoperability Network.
It sets the minimum terms on which staff are employed within the Network, inspects workplaces, receives reports of safety concerns and incidents, and resolves disputes between staff and their employers.
Milestones
6 September 2026
Department established
Responsibility for employment rights, workplace safety, inspection of workplaces and the resolution of employment disputes across the Network.
6 September 2026
labour.gov.vin launched
Press releases, the Employment Rights Standard, safety guidance and the inspection programme published on the official website.
6 September 2026
Standard, inspections and reporting confirmed
The Employment Rights Standard applies from today, safety concerns may be reported from today, the inspection programme begins on 14 September and the Dispute Resolution Service opens the same day.
Forthcoming
First quarterly report
The Department's first full quarterly report, covering the first inspection cycle to 18 December 2026 and the work of the Dispute Resolution Service, will be announced in the Newsroom.