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A decision made (22/01/2009) regarding: Manual Workers Joint Council - Employers' Side Membership.

Decision Reference: MD-C-2009-0010
Decision Summary Title :	Manual Workers Joint Council – Employers’ Side Membership		Date of Decision Summary:	22 January 2009
Decision Summary Author:	M J Pinel – Head of Employee Relations		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 :	Manual Workers Joint Council – Employers’ Side Membership		Date of Written Report:	January 2009
Written Report Author:	P G Wells Senior Employer Relations Manager		Written Report : Public or Exempt? (State clauses from Code of Practice booklet)	Public
Subject: Manual Workers’ Joint Council – appointment of Employers’ Side Membership
Decision(s): The Chief Minister, having endorsed the recommendations of the States Employment Board concerning membership of the Employers’ Side of the Manual Workers’ Joint Council for 2009, approved the report and proposition entitled ‘Manual Workers’ Joint Council: Employers’ Side Membership and agreed that it should be lodged “au Greffe” with a view to securing the earliest possible date for debate.
Reason(s) for Decision: In accordance with its Act of 1961, as amended in 2006, the States need to appoint their representatives on the Employers’ side for 2009.
Resource Implications: None
Action required: Proposition to be forwarded to the Assistant Greffier of the States and the Publications Editor to arrange for it to be lodged “au Greffe” for consideration by the States as soon as possible.
Signature:		Position:
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):