Decisions regarding Settled Hours Status for interim staff

​​Request 737584530

1. Comparative information:

- A list of posts (not names) within Health and Care Jersey and across the Government of Jersey where Settled Hours Status has been granted to individuals in acting or interim roles since 1 January 2022.

- For each case, please include:

Title of the post

Whether the individual was in an acting or interim capacity

The date settled hours was granted

The duration the individual had been in post prior to approval (if held)

2. Any guidance, criteria, or internal policy documents used to assess eligibility or inform decisions regarding Settled Hours Status for acting/interim staff.

3. Any documentation or correspondence referring to how the Settled Hours Status application of criteria has been interpreted in the context of the pharmacy restructure

Response

1. Article 3A of the Employment (Jersey) Law​ which allowed for employees to claim settled hours status was implemented and effective June 7th 2024 (as legislation). The Government of Jersey implemented settled hours status from August 30th 2024. The information requested is not captured in a central file, therefore Article 3 of the Freedom of information (Jersey) Law 2011 applies.

2. Settled hours guidance can be found Settled Hours Guidance​.

3. This information is exempt under Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 as its disclosure could lead to the identification of individuals.

Articles applied

​Article 25 - Personal information

(1) Information is absolutely exempt information if it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018.

(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.

Article 3 - Meaning of “information held by a public authority”

For the purposes of this Law, information is held by a public authority if –

(a)     it is held by the authority, otherwise than on behalf of another person; or

(b)     it is held by another person on behalf of the authority.​​​