asked Her Majesty's Government:

What employment legislation governs civil servants from the Republic of Ireland who work in the United Kingdom in cross-border bodies. [HL408]

There are no civil servants from government departments in Ireland working in the north/south implementation bodies in Northern Ireland. There is one public servant seconded from a semi-state body in Ireland to work in a north/south implementation body in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland employment law applies to employees of the north/south implementation bodies and Tourism Ireland Limited unless they do their work wholly or mainly outside Northern Ireland. Any civil servants or other staff seconded to north/south implementation bodies in Northern Ireland from government departments or semi-state bodies in Ireland would retain a contractual relationship with that department or body. The extent to which both Northern Ireland employment legislation and Irish employment law may apply would depend on the terms under which they were working and the particular employment-related matter at issue.