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States Employment Board: applications under P.59/2011 – activity report for the periods January to March 2012 and April to June 2012.

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STATES OF JERSEY

STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD: APPLICATIONS UNDER P.59/2011 – ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE PERIODS JANUARY TO MARCH 2012

AND APRIL TO JUNE 2012

Presented to the States on 24th September 2012 by the States Employment Board

STATES GREFFE

2012   Price code: B  R.114

REPORT

Background

Attached are the second and third activity reports outlining the requests that have been submitted to the States Employment Board in line with P.59/2011. They cover the periods from 1st January to 31st March 2012 and 1st April to 30th June 2012.

P.59/2011 identified the need for a process to be used when all posts at Civil Service Grade 15 equivalent and above are to be replaced, or where there is a significant change to an existing senior post that fits into this category. This process has been in place since June 2011.

Departments are required to submit P.59 requests for formal approval to SEB, and where recruitment to a post is necessary this cannot be undertaken until SEB approval has been given. The Jersey Appointments Commission is appropriately engaged in recruitment to these posts once approval has been given by the SEB. The SEB is mindful of the need to ensure adequate provision is made for succession planning and on-Island recruitment wherever possible, when giving approval to applications.

Each  P.59  submission  has  to  be  supported  by  a  full  job  description,  person specification,  organisation  chart  and,  where  appropriate,  a  current  job  evaluation. Salary  data,  including  any  benchmarking  data,  is  provided  to  ensure  informed approval is made by the SEB.

Activity Report January – March 2012

In this period, covering 1st January 2012 to 31st March 2012, a total of 8 applications under  P.59/2011  were  submitted  to  the  SEB  for  approval  (see attached table  for reference and detail). Seven applications were approved and one was turned down pending further review.

Appointments  were  made  in  all  instances  within  the  approved  salary  range. Six appointments were for existing posts and 2 were for new posts.

Six  posts  were  recruited  to  externally,  one  was  an  internal  appointment  and  no recruitment was carried out for the post under review. Two posts were additionally advertised in the UK.

The rationale for payment in all cases is based on current job evaluation, relevant benchmarking information and prevailing market forces.

The SEB also received an application for Law Officer posts to be exempt from the P.59 process. This request was turned down. The SEB is clear that all posts falling within the requirements set by P.59/2011 are obliged to follow due process.

Activity Report April – June 2012

In this period, covering 1st April 2012 to 30th June 2012, a total of 5 applications under  P.59/2011  were  submitted  to  the  SEB  for  approval  (see attached table  for reference and detail). All applications were approved.

Appointments  were  made  in  all  instances  within  the  approved  salary  range. Three appointments were for existing posts and 2 were for new posts.

Four posts were recruited to externally, one was an internal appointment. Three posts were additionally advertised in the UK.

The rationale for payment in all cases is based on current job evaluation, relevant benchmarking information and prevailing market forces.

There were no submissions under the P.59 process in June

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