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STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD
PUBLIC EMPLOYEES PENSION SCHEME
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT – ADMITTED EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVE
INTRODUCTION
Members of the Public Employees Contributory Retirement Scheme (PECRS) Committee of Management (CoM) were previously appointed by the States Assembly for a period of three years on the recommendation of the Chief Minister.
Following the implementation of the Public Employees Pension Scheme (PEPS) legislation effective 1st January 2016, members of the Committee must now be appointed by the Chief Minister on the recommendation of the Minister for Treasury and Resources for a period not exceeding 5 years (although the Chief Minister may extend the initial term of office for a second and final term of office).
It is therefore, no longer a requirement for Committee members to be appointed by the States Assembly although this does remain a requirement for the Chairman of the Committee. Appointments to the Committee, excepting the Chairman, are honorary appointments.
Under the legislation the recruitment of the Chairman and members of the Committee must be overseen by the Jersey Appointments Commission, and conducted in accordance with the guidelines produced by the Commission under Article 24 of the Employment of States of Jersey Employees (Jersey) Law 2005 as amended.
Under the PEPS legislation the Committee of Management must be comprised of:
(a) A Chairman; and
(b) 12 members of the Committee (excluding the Chairman) divided into each of the following categories-
(i) 5 employer representatives;
(ii) 4 member representatives;
(iii) 2 pensioner representatives; and
(iv) 1 admitted employer representative.
The reference to “employer representatives” is taken to include the admitted employer representative, and a reference to “member representatives” is taken to include the pensioner representatives.
In the case of a proposed appointment in respect of an admitted employer representative, the Minister for Treasury and Resources may only recommend a person for appointment where that person has been nominated by an admitted employer, to apply for appointment as a member of the Committee.
BACKGROUND
Following the resignation of Mr Meeku Patidar a recruitment process was undertaken for a representative nominated by an admitted employer. A letter was sent to the larger admitted bodies within PEPS (see below) requesting nominations of a board member or senior employee for this vacancy on the CoM. One response was received, from Jersey Heritage, nominating Professor Edward Sallis OBE.
- Andium Homes
- Family Nursing and Home Care
- Jersey Heritage Trust
- Jersey Post
- Jersey Telecom
- Ports of Jersey
- Parish of St Helier
A recruitment process was carried out on 16th November 2016 in accordance with Appointment Commission Guidelines. This resulted in the recommendation to appoint Mr. Sallis.
RECOMMENDATION
For the Chief Minister, on the recommendation of the Treasury and Resources Minister, to appoint Professor Edward Sallis OBE to the PEPS Committee of Management as the Admitted Employer representative for a period not exceeding 5 years.
A brief biography of Mr. Sallis is included below.
ADMITTED EMPLOYER NOMINEE
Professor Edward Sallis, OBE
Professor Sallis is Chair of the Board of Trustees of Jersey Heritage, which is an Admitted Body of PEPS. He was Principal and Chief Executive of Highlands College from 1997 to 2012 and since his retirement he has held a number of consultancy and non-executive positions in Jersey and the UK.
He is a Commissioner of the Jersey Appointments Commission and a non-executive director of a national charity the Education Support Partnership where he chairs the Audit and Risk Committee.
In 2015 he chaired the review of Maths and English qualifications available in technical education for the then Skills Minister, Nick Boles MP and is a member of the Education and Training Foundation’s Expert Panel on Professional Standards in Technical Education.
Professor Sallis has authored a number of books and scholarly publications mainly in the field of educational management and leadership and is Visiting Professor in the Academic Partnerships Faculty of Plymouth University. He holds a doctorate from the Bristol Business School and the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma. He was appointed OBE in the 2010 New Years Honours List for his services to Education.
MB/TRY/PENS
November 2016