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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):

Manual Workers Joint Council - Employers' Side Membership.

STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD

MANUAL WORKERS’ JOINT COUNCIL – EMPLOYER’S SIDE MEMBERSHIP

Issue

The States Employment Board (SEB) is advised that in accordance with the provisions of the Manual Workers’ Joint Council Constitution and Schedule of Wages and Working Conditions (the “Handbook”) the Manual Workers’ Joint Council (MWJC) shall be constituted of 10 members of whom 5 shall represent the Employer. The 5 Employers’ representatives shall be appointed on an annual basis and are apportioned as follows:-

States of Jersey

Four Representatives

The Constables of Jersey

(The Constables have confirmed that they would normally expect their representative to be the Constable of St Helier).

One Representative

Background and Discussion

The current Employer’s Side membership of the MWJC consists of:

Deputy Ian Gorst (Employer’s Side Chairman)
Senator James Leslie Perchard
Mr M Pollard – Chief Executive, HSS
Mr J Richardson – Chief Executive Officer, TTS

However, following their respective elections to Minister of the Social Security Department and Minister of the Health and Social Services Department, Deputy Gorst and Senator Perchard have signalled their intention to resign their membership of the MWJC. Mr Pollard and Mr Richardson have agreed to remain Employer’s Side members for 2009. Thus, the SEB is required to:

Determine if it is content for Mr Pollard and Mr Richardson to continue as its representatives; and,
Determine which States Members it should invite as its representatives.

It is understood that both Senator Paul Routier (Assistant Minister, Chief Minister’s Department) and Deputy Andrew Green (Assistant Minister, Education, Sport and Culture) have expressed an interest in joining the Employers’ Side.

Recommendation

The States Employment Board is recommended to:-

Appoint the following people to be the Employer’s Side of the MWJC –

Senator Paul Routier
Deputy Andrew Green
Mr M Pollard – Chief Officer, HSS
Mr J Richardson – Chief Officer, TTS

To approve the attached Report and Proposition to the States. The Chief Minister should then be invited to take the matter to the States for approval.

PGW/ER/January09

PROPOSITION

MANUAL WORKERS’ JOINT COUNCIL

EMPLOYERS’ SIDE MEMBERSHIP

The States are asked to decide whether they are of the opinion –

In accordance with their Act dated 9th November 1961, as amended, concerning the membership of the Manual Workers’ Joint Council, to approve the nomination of the four representatives of the States to serve as members of the Employers’ Side of the Council for 2009, as follows –

Senator Paul Francis Routier

Deputy Andrew Kenneth Francis Green M.B.E.

Mr John Michael Pollard, Chief Executive, Health and Social Services

Mr John Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Transport and Technical Services

CHIEF MINISTER

Explanatory Note

The Employers’ Side membership comprises four representatives of the States and one representative of the Connetables.

The Employers’ Side represents the Executive in negotiations with the Unite (Transport and General Workers’ section) Union on Manual Workers’ pay and conditions of service. The nominations for the States’ representatives have been based on the fact that they are Assistant Ministers or Chief Officers of departments employing significant numbers of Manual Workers.

There are no additional financial or manpower implications