Jersey Employment Tribunal: Annual Report: 2012

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A decision made on 17 May 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2013-0045
Decision Summary Title :	DS JET 2012 Annual Report		Date of Decision Summary:	15 May 2013
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 JET 2012 Annual Report		Date of Written Report:	15 May 2013
Written Report Author:	Chairman, Jersey Employment Tribunal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Employment Tribunal – 2012 Annual Report
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present to the States the Jersey Employment Tribunal’s 2012 Annual Report.
Reason(s) for Decision: Regulation 10 of the Employment Tribunal (Jersey) Regulations, 2005, (as amended by the Employment Tribunal (Amendment No. 3) (Jersey) Regulations 2012 on 17 July 2012) requires the Chairman of the Jersey Employment Tribunal (the ‘Tribunal’) to prepare an annual report on the activities of the Tribunal and to submit it to the Minister within four months of the end of each financial year. The Minister must lay a copy of the annual report before the States at the first reasonable opportunity. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Mrs Nicola Santos-Costa, submitted the 2012 Annual Report to the Minister on 23 April 2013. The Minister is grateful to the Chairman, Deputy Chairman, Side Members and administrative support staff for their services to the Tribunal during 2012.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Minister, in conjunction with the Greffier of the States, to present copies of the Annual Report to States Members and Officers.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):