Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme: Committee of Management

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A decision made on 1 June 2012:

Decision reference: MD-C-2012-0051
Decision Summary Title :	Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme – Committee of Management – Appointment of Member		Date of Decision Summary:	15th May 2012
Decision Summary Author:	Project Director - Pensions		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme – Committee of Management – Appointment of Member		Date of Written Report:	15th May 2012
Written Report Author:	Project Director - Pensions		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management – Appointment of Member (Mr. T.A. Le Sueur) – Recommendation by the Chief Minister
Decision(s): The Chief Minister agreed to recommend to the States the appointment of Mr. Terence Augustine Le Sueur as an Employer representative on the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management for the current term of office, which ceases 31st December 2012.
Reason(s) for Decision: Regulation 3 (2) of the Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (General) (Jersey) Regulations) 1989 requires the following:- Subject to the provisions of this Regulation, the Committee shall be appointed by the States on the recommendation of the Chief Minister and shall comprise – a) A Chairman who shall be appointed in accordance with paragraph (6). b) 6 employer representatives and 6 member representatives (or such greater number of employer representatives and member representatives as may be determined from time to time by agreement between the Chief Minister and the representatives associations) appointed as follows- One-half of the employer representatives shall be chosen by the Minister for Treasury & Resources Nominations for member representatives shall be determined in such manner as the Chief Minister shall agree with the representative associations There are currently 7 employer and 7 member representatives on the Committee of Management. The Chief Minister has accordingly agreed to recommend that the States Assembly appoint Mr. T.A. Le Sueur to the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme Committee of Management as a representative for the Employer's side following the resignation of Mr M.J. Pinel.
Resource Implications: There are no resource implications.
Action required: The Greffier of the States is requested to arrange for the attached Report and Proposition to be lodged ‘au Greffe’ for consideration by the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position: Senator I.J. Gorst Chief Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme: Committee of Management - Appointment of Member

PROPOSITION

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES CONTRIBUTORY RETIREMENT SCHEME

COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT: APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER

THE STATES are asked to decide whether they are of opinion -

in accordance with Regulation 3(5) of the Public Employees (Contributory Retirement Scheme) (General) (Jersey) Regulations 1989, as amended, to appoint Mr Terence Augustine Le Sueur as an employer representative on the Committee of Management for the period ending 31st December 2012.

CHIEF MINISTER

REPORT

The Regulations governing the Committee of Management of the Public Employees’ Contributory Retirement Scheme provide for the appointment of employer and employee representatives, who sit in an honorary capacity.

Of the seven employer representatives three are chosen by the Treasury and Resources Minister, the remainder by the Chief Minister. With the resignation of Mr M J Pinel, the Chief Minister, in accordance with Regulation 3(5) of the Regulations has nominated Mr T.A. Le Sueur, to replace him for the term of office to expire on 31st December 2012.

The seven employee representatives are nominated by the Joint Negotiating Group of the Public Employees Pension Fund.

Please see appendix attached to this report for the relevant background of the nominee.

Membership remains the same for previously nominated employer and employee representatives but is included below for clarity.

Employer representatives Employee representatives

Mr Sachin Meeku Patidar Mr Gary Birbeck

Mr John Rosser Mr John Lees

Mr Steven Warner Mr Mike Orbell

Mr Scot Laing Mr Alan Tadier

Mr John Mills Ms Barbara Ward

Mr Stuart Lusby Ms Mark Johnson

Mr Mark Richardson

A notice was placed in the Jersey Gazette seeking expressions of interests from suitably qualified individuals. This resulted in one application from Mr T.A. Le Sueur.

Mr T.A. Le Sueur is considered to have all the right attributes for this position and the Chief Minister, accordingly, recommends to the States the appointment of Mr T.A. Le Sueur as an employee nominee on the PECRS Committee of Management for the remainder of the term of office, ending 31st December 2012.

Financial and manpower implications

There are no financial or manpower implications for the States arising from this proposition.