Committee for the Economy: 2022 - 2027 Mandate
2025 Research Papers
Below you will find details of Research Publications which have been prepared by the Assembly's Research and Information Service (RaISe) for the Committee for the Economy in 2025.
Proposed Reform of Employment Rights in Great Britain and Northern Ireland: a comparative perspective
- Date: 15/05/2025
This Briefing Paper provides a comparative perspective of reforms to employment rights for employees and workers announced in the Department for the Economy (DfE) Employment Rights Bill Public Consultation Response document “Good Jobs” Employment Bill: Way Forward . It is prepared at the request of the Committee for the Economy (the Committee) and aims to inform the Committee’s consideration of the forthcoming Department for the Economy “Good Jobs” Employment Bill (due to be introduced in 2026).
Social Enterprises: International Best Practice
- Date: 07/05/2025
This Briefing Paper – commissioned by the Committee for the Economy – considers international best practice in supporting Social Enterprises through government policy and legislation. It includes select case studies of representative organisations in Scotland, the Netherlands, United States and Spain implementing same and identifies key takeaways.
Credit Unions in Northern Ireland: a preliminary consideration
- Date: 20/03/2025
This Briefing Paper presents a preliminary consideration of key issues regarding reforming financial services currently offered by credit unions in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Economy and the Budget: initial considerations for 2025/26
- Date: 14/02/2025
This Briefing Paper aims to facilitate the Committee for Economy, to help inform its deliberations on boosting the Northern Ireland economy in 2025/26, within the challenging budgetary and economic contexts and existing/planned Department for Economy policies and implementation strategies, plans, programmes and initiatives arising under the Department’s Economic Vision and other.
