Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal: Appointments

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A decision made 13 April 2017:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2017-0025
Decision Summary Title :	DS JEDT Proposition to appoint new members		Date of Decision Summary:	13 April 2017
Decision Summary Author:	Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	WR JEDT Proposition to appoint new members		Date of Written Report:	13 April 2017
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: States Proposition – Appointments to the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal
Decision(s): The Minister decided to lodge a Report and Proposition requesting that the States appoints the following five proposed members to the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal, each for a five year term to begin from the date of States approval; - Mrs Hilary Griffin - Mr Michael Salter - Mr Ian Jones - Mr Neal Vautier - Mr Alan Kearney
Reason(s) for Decision: The Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (Jersey) Regulations 2014 require that members are appointed by the States Assembly on the recommendation of the Minister for Social Security, following consultation with the Jersey Appointments Commission. The vacancies for Employment and Discrimination Tribunal lay members were advertised in January 2017 and interviews were undertaken in March 2017. The process was overseen by a representative of the Jersey Appointments Commission. The Minister is satisfied that the five proposed members have the necessary knowledge and experience, as detailed in the written report.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications. Training for new members will be financed from existing budgets.
Action required: Policy Principal to ask the Greffier of the States to make arrangements to lodge the Projet ‘au Greffe’ by 25 April 2017 for States debate at the sitting of 23 May 2017.
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Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):