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A decision made 27 January 2010 regarding: Manual Workers Joint Council - employers side membership.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2010-0009
Decision Summary Title :	Manual Workers Joint Council: Employers’ Side Membership		Date of Decision Summary:	21 January 2010
Decision Summary Author:	Head of Employment Relations		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:
Written Report Title :	Manual Workers Joint Council: Employers’ Side Membership		Date of Written Report:	21 January 2010
Written Report Author:	Head of Employment Relations		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Manual Workers Joint Council: Employers’ Side Membership
Decision(s): The Chief Minister, having consulted the States Employment Board on 15th January 2010 concerning membership of the Employers’ Side of the Manual Workers’ Joint Council for 2010, approved the report and proposition entitled ‘Manual Workers’ Joint Council: Employers’ Side Membership and agreed that it should be lodged “au Greffe” with a view to securing the earliest possible date for debate.
Reason(s) for Decision: The members of the Employers’ Side need to be appointed for the year 2010
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Head of Employment Relations to ask the Greffier of the States to lodge the proposition for debate at the earliest opportunity
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Manual Workers Joint Council - employers side membership

PROPOSITION

MANUAL WORKERS’ JOINT COUNCIL

EMPLOYERS’ SIDE MEMBERSHIP

The States are asked to decide whether they are of the opinion –

In accordance with their Act dated 9 th November 1961, as amended, concerning the membership of the Manual Workers’ Joint Council, to approve the nomination of five of the six representatives of the States to serve as members of the Employers’ Side of the Council for 2009, as follows –

Senator Paul Francis Routier
Deputy Andrew Kenneth Francis Green M.B.E.
Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Officer of the Resources Department.
The Chief Officer, Transport and Technical Services
The Chief Officer, Health and Social Services

CHIEF MINISTER

Explanatory Note

The Employers’ Side membership comprises five representatives of the States and one representative of the Connetables.

The Employers’ Side represents the Executive in negotiations with Unite Union (TGWU Section) on Manual Workers’ pay and conditions of service. The nominations for the States’ representatives have been based on the fact that they are Assistant Ministers or Chief Officers of departments employing significant numbers of Manual Workers. Until a permanent replacement has been appointed to the position of Chief Officer, Health and Social Services, in order to maintain a consistent approach, it is intended that the Acting Chief Officer of Health and Social Services fill the position.