18 July 2007
The Jersey Employment Tribunal was established in 2005 and its primary role is to hear complaints made under the Employment (Jersey) Law, 2003.
The Employment Tribunal Regulations were amended and approved by the States earlier this year to allow four additional ‘Side’ Members to be recruited to the Tribunal. Two Side Members are allocated to hear each Tribunal case as a panel of three, along with the legally qualified Chair or Deputy Chair.
Now that the Employment Tribunal and Employment Law are bedded in, the workload is known with more certainty, so four additional Side Members will enable the cases to be heard and processed more quickly.
Senator Paul Routier said, “Although the Jersey Advisory and Conciliation Service is still helping employers and employees to resolve the majority of employment disputes, those disputes that cannot be resolved which go on to the Tribunal are often the most complex, and it can take a great deal of time to reach a judgment.”
Applicants for a position on the Tribunal will need to have recent practical experience of handling employment relations matters, either as a business owner, manager, such as human resources management, or as an employee, employee representative or trade union official.
Nicola Santos-Costa, Deputy Chair of the Tribunal said, “It is vitally important that applicants can demonstrate that they are able to act in an impartial, unbiased and independent manner, irrespective of their personal views. Integrity and discretion are vital qualities for a Tribunal member and applicants must also be willing to commit sufficient time to the process.”
Applicants for a position on the Employment Tribunal can find full details on the website www.jobsinjersey.gov.je or may contact Kate Morel for further information on 447203 or K.Morel@gov.je
The closing date for applications is Friday 10 August.
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