Employment Forum Membership: Re-appoint three members

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A decision made on 11 October 2019

Decision Reference: MD-S-2019-0067
Decision Summary Title :	DS Employment Forum membership – reappoint Ruelle Ward Quinlan		Date of Decision Summary:	11 October 2019
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 Employment Forum membership – re-appoint Ruelle Ward Quinlan		Date of Written Report:	11 October 2019
Written Report Author:	Policy Principal		Written Report: Public or Exempt?	Public
Subject: Employment Forum Membership – Re-appoint three members
Decision(s): The Minister decided to re-appoint three members of the Employment Forum - Helen Ruelle, Barbara Ward and Thomas Quinlan - each for a five-month term until 30 April 2020.
Reason(s) for Decision: Schedule 2 to the Employment (Jersey) Law 2003 requires that members of the Employment Forum must be appointed by the Minister for Social Security. In accordance with best practice, members generally hold office for a maximum of nine years. The terms of office of three members, listed below, are due to come to an end on 30 November 2019 each having served for ten years on the Forum. Helen Ruelle – Chair Barbara Ward – employee member Thomas Quinlan – employer member The Forum operates in accordance with the Jersey Appointments Commission guidelines for the recruitment of members of independent bodies which state that “members of independent bodies should not normally be appointed for terms in excess of nine years”. When the three members were last re-appointed in 2015, the Commission recommended as a matter of best practice that such terms of office should be limited to a total of ten years, other than in exceptional circumstances. Given the particular circumstances the Commission, by exception, is prepared to support an extension for a maximum of six months for each member.
Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.
Action required: Policy Principal to advise the three members that they have been re-appointed. The Employment Law does not require that the States Assembly is notified.
Signature:		Position: Minister
Date Signed:		Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):