Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal: Appointment of Side-Members

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A decision made 29 January 2016:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2016-0007
Decision Summary Title :	DS JEDT re-appoint Cram and Noel		Date of Decision Summary:	28 February 2016
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 re-appoint Cram and Noel		Date of Written Report:	28 February 2016
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Re-appointment of two Side Members of the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a written Report notifying the States that she had re-appointed Mrs Louise Cram and Mr John Noel as Side Members of the Jersey Employment and Discrimination Tribunal, each for an additional 5 years.
Reason(s) for decision: Regulation 5(2) of the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal (Jersey) Regulations 2014 provides that members of the Employment and Discrimination Tribunal are to be appointed for an initial term of up to 5 years. On the written request of a member and after consultation with the Jersey Appointments Commission, the Minister may extend a member’s initial term of office by re-appointing the member to the same office for a second term not exceeding 5 years. The initial terms of office of Mrs Cram and Mr Noel would expire on 15 February 2016 and each has requested a 5 year extension. Having consulted the Jersey Appointments Commission, the Minister has decided to re-appoint the two members, each for a further 5 year term which will end on 15 February 2021. It is not necessary to request that the States approves the re-appointments; however the Minister wishes to present a Report notifying the States as a matter of good order.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for the Report to be presented to the States on 2 February 2016.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):