Armed Forces Reservists Employment Protection: Employment Forum Recommendation and Response of Minister for Social Security (R.18/2014)

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A decision made 14 February 2014:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2014-0016
Decision Summary Title :	DS Report to States - Armed Forces Reservists Recommendation		Date of Decision Summary:	14 February 2014
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 Minister Response to Armed Forces Recommendation		Date of Written Report:	14 February 2014
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Report to the States Assembly - Employment Forum Recommendation on Employment Protection for Armed Forces Reservists and Minister’s response
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present as a Report to the States Assembly the recommendation of the Employment Forum on the matter of employment protection for Armed Forces Reservists and his response to that recommendation.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister directed the Employment Forum to consult on whether Armed Forces Reservists in Jersey should be afforded specific employment protection when they are mobilised on active service given the potentially greater call on the services of Reservists in the future (MD-S-2013-0075). The Minister asked the Forum to make a recommendation to him by the end of February 2014 as to what, if any, protection could appropriately be introduced via the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003. The Forum consulted during October to December 2013 and presented its recommendation to the Minister on 14 February 2014. The recommendation will be circulated to the Employment Forum’s consultation database and will be available on the States’ website.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to make arrangements to present as a Report to the States the Minister’s response (WR) with the Forum’s recommendation (SD) on, or as soon as possible after, 17 February 2014. Policy Principal to arrange for the necessary public circulation of the Forum’s recommendation on 17 February 2014.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):