§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Minister of Labour who are the persons authorised to act as chairmen of the Industrial Court and of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal; what are their terms of office; and what are the fees paid.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe following is the reply:
Industrial Court
Independent members of the Industrial Court are authorised to act as chairmen. They are:
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- Sir John Forster, K.B.E., Q.C.
- Professor H. G. Hanbury, D.C.L.
- G. G. Honeyman, Esq., C.B.E., Q.C.
- Lord Terrington, K.B.E.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe table below gives the information desired:
H. Lloyd-Williams, Esq., C.B.E., D.S.O., MC.
Sir John Forster is the President of the Court and receives a salary of £5,000 a year. Other independent members are appointed or re-appointed for periods of two years at a time and receive a fee of £10 10s. for each day of service on the Court.
Industrial Disputes Tribunal
Appointed members of the Tribunal are eligible to act as chairmen. They are:
- R. O. L. Armstrong-Jones, Esq., M.B.E., Q.C.
- Sir Patrick Branigan, Q.C.
- Sir John Forster, K.B.E., Q.C.
- Sir Archibald Albert McDonald Gordon. C.M.G.
- C. W. Graham Guest, Esq., Q.C.
33 - C. W. Guillebaud, Esq., C.B.E., M.A.
- Professor H. G. Hanbury, D.C.L.
- Miss Edith Hesling, O.B.E., L1.B.
- Sir Hector Hetherington, K.B.E., M.A., LL.D.
- G. G. Honeyman, Esq., C.B.E., Q.C.
- Professor D. T. Jack. C.B.E., M.A., J.P.
- Professor H. S. Kirkaldy, M.A., LL.B.
- H. Lloyd Williams, Esq., C.B.E., D.S.O. M.C.
- George Mitchell, Esq., J.P.
- Professor A. N. Shimmin, C.B.E., M.A.
- Lord Terrington, K.B.E.
- Sir Edward Williams, P.C., K.C.M.G., J.P.
Lord Terrington who normally acts as Chairman has been appointed for periods of three years at a time and receives a salary of £3,250 a year.
The terms of office of other appointed members, whether acting as chairmen or not, are the same as those for independent members of the Industrial Court. Sir John Forster does not receive extra remuneration for work with the Industrial Disputes Tribunal.
§ Mr. Mikardoasked the Minister of Labour the membership of the Employers' Panel of the Industrial Court, the Trade Union Panel of the Industrial Court, the Employers' Panel of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal, and the Trade Union Panel of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal, respectively; what are their terms of office; what are the fees payable to them; and what organisations he consults in appointing the panels.
§ Mr. Iain MacleodThe Employers' and Workers' Panels of the Industrial Court each consists of one full-time member and two members paid by fees.
The full-time members are appointed for periods of three years at a time and fee-paid members for periods of two
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NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED PERSONS ON THE REGISTERS OF THE FAVERSHAM, SHEERNESS AND SITTINGBOURNE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES AT 13TH FEBRUARY, 1956, AND 11TH FEBRUARY, 1957 13th February, 1956 11th February, 1957 Employment Exchange Males Females Total Males Females Total Faversham … … 107 103 210 108 59 167 Sheerness … … 81 107 188 86 126 212 Sittingbourne … … 59 69 128 89 70 159 years. The full-time members receive a salary of £1,925 per annum and the fee-paid members £5 5s. for each day of service.
I am not required by the Industrial Courts Act, 1919, to consult any organisation before making appointments to the Employers' or Workers' Panels of the Court, but care is taken to appoint persons who command the confidence of both sides of industry.
The Employers' Panel of the Industrial Disputes Tribunal consists of twenty-two members and the Workers' Panel of twenty members.
The members are appointed for any specified period of time but the membership of the Panels is reviewed at two-yearly intervals. They receive a fee of £5 5s. for each day of service.
In accordance with the First Schedule of the Industrial Disputes Order I consult the British Employers' Confederation and the Trades Union Congress before making appointments to the respective Panels. These organisations are also consulted when the membership of the Panels is reviewed.