States Employment Board: Annual Report 2012.

STATES OF JERSEY

STATES EMPLOYMENT BOARD: ANNUAL REPORT 2012

Presented to the States on 17th October 2013 by the States Employment Board

STATES GREFFE

2013   Price code: B  R.131

REPORT

1. The Constitution of the Board

1. The Board from 1st January 2012 until 31st December 2012 consisted of the following members –

1. Senator I.J. Gorst , Chief Minister (Chairman)
2. Deputy A.K.F. Green of St. Helier , M.B.E., Minister for Housing
3. Deputy E.J. Noel of St. Lawrence , Assistant Minister for Treasury and Resources
4. Connétable D.W. Mezbourian of St. Lawrence
5. Deputy J.M. Le Bailly of St. Mary .

2. The States Greffe provides administrative support to the Board.

2. The number of meetings held during the year
   1. In  2012,  there  were  25 meetings  of  the  Board,  of  which  2  were conducted by e-mail.
   2. During 2012, 3 appeals by manual workers were heard by members of the Board. None of these appeals were upheld.

4. A summary of key matters considered by the Board in 2012

1. Pay Review 2012–2013

The Board gave consideration to the pay review for States employees for  2012–2013  and  received  regular  reports  regarding  pay negotiations.

1. The 2012–2013 Pay Strategy was endorsed at their meeting in January.
2. A final offer was made to all pay-groups in July, and this was implemented in December.
3. Agreement with the Police was reached in July.

2. Public Sector Reform and Workforce Modernisation

The Board gave continued attention to the employment considerations arising from the Reform of the Public Sector.

1. The Board  affirmed  its  endorsement  of  the  broad  policy principles  underpinning  the  cultural  change  element  of modernisation, which included core values for the States of Jersey and shared mechanisms for aligning and co-ordinating cultural  change,  achieving  a  corporate  approach  at  both political and operational level.
2. The Board were supportive of the staff engagement strategy which was developed and initiated during 2012.
3. The Board considered aspects of reward principles and their application with regard to modernisation of pay-scales.
4. The Board endorsed the service design plan for Public Sector Reform  in respect  of  service  redesign,  leadership  and development  programmes,  performance  management,  the LEAN academy, policy review and update, and terms and conditions of service.

3. Alternative Service Provision

This issue was the subject of several discussions at the SEB between the Board and Housing and Ports.

1. The Board engaged in discussions regarding the Transfer of Public  Sector  Employees  and  development  of  associated guidance.
2. The Board  received  reports  regarding  the  Housing Transformation  Programme  including  the  proposed organisational structure.
3. The Board endorsed the restructuring programme for Jersey Airport  and  Harbours  and  the  associated  working  group methodology utilised in engaging the workforce in business improvement.

4. Compromise agreements

1. The SEB gave consideration to the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General regarding compromise agreements and examined the purpose and use of such agreements.
2. The Board  reviewed  the  matter  of  termination/severance payments  in relation  to compromise  agreements  that  were associated with them, and accordingly a new policy on the use and application of compromise agreements was approved by the Board.

5. Pensions

1. The Board received reports on, and considered a number of matters  in relation  to,  Pensions,  Public  Employees Contributory  Retirement  Scheme  (PECRS)  and  the  Jersey Teachers' Superannuation Fund (JTSF) –

• Pension provisions 2015
• Admitted Body Status Strategy and Applications
• Amendments to Regulations
• Trivial pensions (less than £104 p.a.)
• High level pension scheme design
• Actuarial Valuation
• PECRS and JTSF Scheme Reviews.

2. The Board  approved  nominations  to the  Committee  of Management for both PECRS and JTSF.

6. Pay and Remuneration over £100,000 (P.59/2011)

(i)  Following  presentation  and  endorsement  by  the  States Assembly  of  P.59/2011,  the  Board  received  a  number  of applications  for  appointments  to  be  made  where  the remuneration for the post attracted a salary of over £100,000. (This  information  has  been  published  separately  as R.129/2013.)

7. Public Sector Salaries

(i)  The Board endorsed a report for presentation to the States Assembly  entitled  Remuneration  of  States  Employees: 2011', which was presented on the same day as the States of Jersey Financial Report and Accounts 2011.

8. Jersey Appointments Commission

1. The Board endorsed the terms of office for membership of the Commission  in accordance  with  Article 18(2)  of  the Employment  of  States  of  Jersey  Employees  (Jersey)  Law 2005, enabling the appointment of a Commissioner, Professor Sallis.
2. The Board received the Annual Report of the Commission and agreed that the Chief Minister should present the finalised report to the States Assembly.

9. Health and Safety

1. The Board endorsed the revised Health and Safety Policy and its associated Safety Management System.
2. It is noted that further work on this matter will be presented to the Board in 2013.

10. Suspensions and the Memorandum of Understanding

1. The Board  nominated  one  of  its  members  to oversee  and review Suspensions.
2. The Board  received  regular  reports  from  the  Suspension Review Panel.
3. With  regard  to the  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (an agreement  to review  persons  excluded  or  suspended  from duty as a result of potentially concurrent internal disciplinary and  criminal  investigatory  procedures),  the  Board  noted continued use of this forum as an effective and appropriate means of reviewing and managing such cases.

11. Draft Discrimination (Jersey) Law 201-

(i)  The Board confirmed its commitment to the introduction of discrimination  legislation,  and  endorsed  any  necessary preparatory work as part of the programme for Reform of the Public Sector.

4. Miscellaneous Matters

4.1  The Board considered a number of miscellaneous matters, including the following –

• Manual Workers' Joint Council nominations
• Health  and  Social  Services  Department  action  plan  in response to the Aitkenhead report
• "J" Category Housing Consents
• Nominations to the Police Negotiating Board
• Various employment matters.

5. Key Manpower Statistics

5.1  Attached at the Appendix are key manpower statistics for 2012.

APPENDIX Key Manpower Statistics

Headcount (the number of people actually in post as at 31st December 2012): 6,763

"J" Category Employees (the number of employees, as at 31st December 2012, with a "J" Category Housing Licence) –

Non-locally qualified employees (the number of employees, as at 31st December 2012, non-locally qualified under the Regulation of Undertakings and Development (Jersey) Law 1973) –

76, or 1.12% of headcount.

Sickness Absence 2012

Turnover 2012

(The movement out of established posts)