Employment Forum Membership: Re-appointment of Member

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A decision made 13 May 2011:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2011-0035
Decision Summary Title :	DS - Forum Member - extension of appointment		Date of Decision Summary:	10 May 2011
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 - Forum Member - extension of appointment		Date of Written Report:	10 May 2011
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Employment Forum Membership
Decision(s): The Minister decided to re-appoint Mrs Jeralie Pallot as an “employer” representative on the Employment Forum, for a three year term, effective from 1 June 2011.
Reason(s) for Decision: The Employment Law requires that members of the Employment Forum must be appointed by the Social Security Minister. Mrs Pallot was appointed to the Forum on 1 June 2008 for a three year term. Mrs Pallot has requested a second three year term.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Minister to advise Mrs Pallot that he has approved her re-appointment. It is not necessary to inform the States of the appointment.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Employment Forum Membership: Re-appointment of Member

Employment Forum Membership

Background

The Employment Forum is intended to consist of nine members, appointed on the basis of their interest in employment relations and diversity of backgrounds, with three employer, three employee and three independent representatives. The Employment Law requires that members are appointed by the Social Security Minister.

The Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 does not limit the number of terms that a member may serve on the Forum, nor does it prevent re-appointment. In accordance with good practice however, the Forum has proposed that when a member has completed two or more terms of three years, positions should be openly advertised, whilst allowing existing members to be considered along with other applicants, if they wish to be re-appointed.

Re-appointment

Mrs Jeralie Pallot has served one term of three years on the Forum and has requested a second three year term.

Mrs Pallot has 17 years experience in the Jersey recruitment industry and is the Managing Director of Rowlands Recruitment Consultancy, managing 10 permanent employees and a large bank of temporary staff and clients from a wide range of local industries. Mrs Pallot is a Fellow of the industry’s professional body, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

The current members and their terms of appointment are:

	Appointment end date
Independent
Carol Le Cocq	31-Dec-11
Helen Ruelle	30-Nov-12
Vacant

Employer
Jeralie Pallot	31-May-11
Jan McCarthy	31-Dec-11
Thomas Quinlan	30-Nov-12

Employee
David Robinson	31-Dec-11
Barbara Ward	30-Nov-12
Vacant

The second terms of three members will come to an end on 31 December 2011. These positions will be openly advertised later this year with the two positions that are currently vacant.