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Employment Forum: Recommendation on Employment Law Codes of Practice: Ministerial Response

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A decision made 2 August 2013:

Decision Reference:  MD-S-2013-0071

Decision Summary Title :

DS Forum Codes Recommendation

Date of Decision Summary:

26 July 2013

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 Ministers response Forum Codes Recommendation

Date of Written Report:

26 July 2013

Written Report Author:

Policy Principal

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

 

Public

Subject: States Report – Employment Law Codes of Practice; Employment Forum’s Recommendation and Minister’s response

Decision(s): The Minister decided to present to the States the Employment Forum’s recommendation on the Employment Law Codes of Practice and his response to that recommendation.

Reason(s) for Decision: The Minister had asked the Employment Forum to consult and make a recommendation to him on the Employment Law codes of practice. The Forum presented its recommendation to the Minister on 25 July 2013. The Minister has considered the recommendations and will take appropriate action, as described in his written report.

 

Resource Implications: There are no financial or manpower implications.

 

Action required: Policy Principal to request the Greffier of the States to arrange for a Report to be presented to the States at the earliest opportunity, which will present the Minister’s response with Employment Forum’s recommendation appended to it.

Signature:

 

 

Position:

 

 

Date Signed:

 

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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