§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by the Lord President on 4 November (WA 88), what is the recruitment process for the president, vice-president and chairmen of the Northern Ireland Commission for Employment Tribunals; and how their salaries are agreed [HL5431]
§ Baroness AmosThe equivalent of employment tribunals in Northern Ireland is the industrial tribunals and the Fair Employment Tribunal. There is no commission for these tribunals. Recruitment to all judicial posts in the tribunals is by open competition following public advertisement. Holders of these posts must be barristers or solicitors of seven years standing.
The remuneration of the president, the vice-president and the full-time chairmen is determined by Government having regard to recommendations contained in the report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries.
The part-time chairmen are paid the same daily fee as part-time chairmen of the employment tribunals in England, Scotland and Wales as determined by the Department of Trade and Industry.