Employment Forum Membership

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A decision made 27 April 2010 regarding: Employment Forum Membership.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2010-0016
Decision Summary Title :	DS – Forum new member		Date of Decision Summary:	27 April 2010
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 new member		Date of Written Report:	27 April 2010
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Employment Forum Membership
Decision(s): The Minister decided to appoint Mr Darren Vibert to the Employment Forum as an “employee” representative, for a three year term, starting on 1 May 2010.
Reason(s) for Decision: Mr Vibert was identified as a suitable applicant during a period of open recruitment and selection undertaken by the Forum during the period July to September 2009, however Mr Vibert was unable to take up the position in November 2009 after the former employee representative’s term came to an end.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: The Minister to formally approve the 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

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 (Jersey) Law 2003 requires that a Chairman and eight members are appointed by the Social Security Minister. The current membership is as follows;

Independent	Appointment end date
Carol Le Cocq	31 Dec 2011
Helen Ruelle	30 Nov 2012
Vacant	(S. Johnson, ended 30 September 2009)

Employer
Jeralie Pallot	31 May 2011
Jan McCarthy	31 Dec 2011
Thomas Quinlan	30 Nov 2012

Employee
David Robinson	31 Dec 2011
Barbara Ward	30 Nov 2012
Vacant	(R. Pestana, ended 31 October 2009)

RECRUITMENT PROCESS

In July 2009, an advertisement was placed in the Jersey Evening Post, on the Social Security ‘Jobs in Jersey’ website and was sent to all of those on the Forum’s consultation database (approximately 200 contacts, including employers and employees, trade unions and employers associations). Three suitable candidates were identified to fill the vacancies and those members were appointed from 1 December 2009.

The Forum was aware that Rosemary Pestana’s first term on the Forum was due to end as of 31 October 2009 and that Mrs Pestana would not be requesting a second term. The Forum had identified a second potentially suitable “employee” representative during the 2009 recruitment process, however he was unable to take up a position on the Forum at that time. The Forum had therefore agreed to approach him again in 2010. Mr Vibert has confirmed that he is now available to join the Forum. The Forum proposes the appointment of Mr Vibert for a three year term, starting on 1 May 2010.

Mr Vibert is a staff representative for the GMB trade union and has worked at Jersey Telecom for seven years. He is currently the Senior Commercial Administrator for the Shared Services Division. Mr Vibert’s trade union duties have included negotiation on employment matters with senior managers and disciplinary matters concerning GMB members. Mr Vibert’s previous experience includes five years working in the finance industry.

Independent representative - The Forum is seeking an independent person (not a trade union representative or business manager/owner), ideally with experience or knowledge of economics or statistics.