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STATES OF JERSEY
STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD: APPLICATIONS UNDER P.59/2011 – ACTIVITY REPORT FOR THE PERIOD JUNE TO DECEMBER 2011
Presented to the States on 9th March 2012 by the States Employment Board
STATES GREFFE
2012 Price code: A R.30
REPORT
Background
In response to the adoption by the States of P.59/2011, which requires a quarterly report to be submitted to States members, this report outlines the work that has been carried out in this area. This is the first report, having allowed for the procedures to become established and changes in the States Employment Board (SEB) membership in the latter part of 2011; and from now on will revert to quarterly reporting.
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 now been in place since June 2011.
Departments are required to lodge P.59/2011 requests for formal approval to the SEB, and where recruitment to a post is necessary this cannot be undertaken until SEB approval has been given. The Jersey Appointments Commission has been appropriately engaged in recruitment to these posts once approval has been given by the SEB. The SEB has been mindful of the need to ensure adequate provision is made for succession planning when giving approval to applications.
Each P.59/2011 application 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 June – December 2011
In this period a total of 15 applications under P.59/2011 were made to the SEB for approval (see attached table for reference and detail). There were no applications in November or December. Fourteen applications were approved and one was refused.
Appointments were made in all instances within the approved salary range. All applications, with the exception of one, were existing posts, and only one was a new post, albeit created from the amalgamation of 2 existing posts.
In terms of method of appointment, 11 were recruited externally, 8 of these being additionally advertised in the U.K. One application was an existing appointment where the job role was re-evaluated and a new salary applied; 3 others were filled by internal candidates.
The rationale for payment in all cases was based on current job evaluation, relevant benchmarking information and prevailing market forces.
The SEB has requested that an analysis is undertaken of all applications received under P.59/2011 since the process was introduced, specifically to review succession planning, senior manager compensation structure, performance-related pay (PRP) and retention and recruitment planning (RRP). The purpose of this is to ensure there is a rebalance of recruitment off-Island against development of local talent. The review is due to report back to the SEB by July 2012.
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APPENDIX
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Breakdown by number of P.59/2011 applications to SEB 2011 | |
Month | Number of P.59/2011 applications made to SEB |
June | 1 |
July | 5 |
August | 5 |
September | 3 |
October | 1 |
November | 0 |
December | 0 |
TOTAL: | 15 |