Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service

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A decision made (21/12/2007) regarding: Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service - New Board Members.

Decision Reference: MD-S-2007-0092
Decision Summary Title :	L:\General Information\Workgroups\Policy\Employment\Ministerial decisions\DS JACS Board appointments 14Dec07		Date of Decision Summary:	14/12/2007
Decision Summary Author:	Kate Morel, Policy Principal		Decision Summary: Public or Exempt?	Public
Type of Report: Oral or Written?	Written		Person Giving Oral Report:	N/A
Written Report Title :	L:\General Information\Workgroups\Policy\Employment\ \Ministerial decisions\ WR JACS Board 14Dec07		Date of Written Report:	14/12/2007
Written Report Author:	Kate Morel, Policy Principal		Written Report : Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service – New Board Members
Decision(s): The Minister decided to present a written Report notifying the States of the appointment of two new JACS Board Members.
Reason(s) for Decision: Two members of the JACS Board are retiring at the end of 2008. Following an open recruitment process, two candidates were selected as appropriate for Board membership, for a term of four years each. The Schedule to the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation (Jersey) Law 2003, requires that members are to be selected and appointed by the Board, subject to the Minister’s approval, and that the States must immediately be informed of any appointments.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Greffe to arrange for the Report to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service - New Board Members.

REPORT BY THE SOCIAL SECURITY MINISTER

ON (DATE)

The Social Security Minister is required, by the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation (Jersey) Law 2003, to inform the States of appointments to the JACS Board.

Following an advertisement in the JEP, short listing and interviews, the Board has recently selected two new members; David Warr and Kevin Keen, who have been appointed to the JACS Board for a four year term.

David Warr of Cooper & Co, has been actively promoting issues relating to small business in Jersey. Kevin Keen is a past President of the Jersey Chamber and formerly Managing Director of Jersey Dairy. It is considered that they will bring valuable knowledge and experience to the Board.

I would like to thank the retiring JACS Board members, Gillian Oakes and Teresa Lamy, for their contribution to the Board and would also like to thank the Chairman, Mike Berry, and his Board members for their continued hard work and commitment.