§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Who are the Commissioners for Employment Tribunals in Northern Ireland; what is their remuneration; and how are they appointed; and by whom. [HL4782]
§ Baroness AmosThe equivalent of employment tribunals in Northern Ireland are the industrial tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal. There are no commissioners for the tribunals. There is a president and vice-president of the Tribunals appointed by the Lord Chancellor. There are currently five full-time chairmen of the tribunals appointed jointly by the Lord Chancellor and the Department for Employment and Learning. There are currently 13 part-time chairmen of the industrial tribunals appointed by the Department for Employment and Learning. One part-time chairman of the industrial tribunals is also a part-time chairman of the Fair Employment Tribunal appointed by the Lord Chancellor. A list of the names of the president, vice-president, full-time chairmen and part-time chairmen is given below.
The remuneration of the president and vice-president is £119,160 and £110,362 per annum respectively. The remuneration of full-time chairmen is currently £88,546 per annum. Part-time chairmen are paid a daily fee of £386.
Appointments are made through publicly advertised competitions.
OFFICE OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS AND THE FAIR EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL
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- President
- Mr J E Maguire, CBE
- Vice-president
- Mrs M Percival-Price
- Full-time Chairmen
- Mr D D Buchanan
- Mrs M Davey
- Mr N P C Drennan, QC
- Ms E R McBride
- Mrs P M Smyth
- Part-time Chairmen (IT)
- Mr P V Buggy
- Mrs M R Cooper
- Miss W A Crooke
- Mr S M P Cross
- Mr S A Crothers
- Mr M C Davey
- Mrs L A Gilbert
- Mr B J Greene
- Mr J V Leonard
- Miss E M McCaffrey
- Mr M G O'Brien
- Mr E T Pakenham
- Ms M C Sheehan
- Part-time Chairmen (FET)
- Mrs M R Cooper