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Reserve Forces: Employment Protection: Employment Forum Consultation

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A decision made 23 August 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-S-2013-0075

Decision Summary Title :

DS Reserve Forces Refer to Forum

Date of Decision Summary:

19 August 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 Reserve Forces Refer to Forum

Date of Written Report:

19 August 2013

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

Subject: Employment protection for reservists in Jersey – refer to Employment Forum for consultation

Decision(s): The Minister decided to ask the Employment Forum to consult on the matter of employment protection for reservists and to make a recommendation to him by February 2014.

Reason(s) for decision: The Minister for Home Affairs (Ministerial decision MD-HA-2013-0047) asked the Minister for Social Security to bring forward legislation equivalent to the Reserve Forces (Safeguard of Employment) Act 1985 to ensure that Reservists in Jersey who deploy on active service are given equivalent employment protection to their UK counterparts. To assist in considering what protection might appropriately be introduced via the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003, the Minister decided that independent consultation should be undertaken with stakeholders including employers, reservists, trade unions and employers’ associations.

Resource Implications: Administrative support for the Employment Forum during the period September 2013 to February 2014.

Action required: Policy Principal to send the Minister’s letter to the Chairman of the Employment Forum.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

 

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