Minister Damien English, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment, has appointed six new Ordinary Members to the Board of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
The appointments are made following an open recruitment campaign conducted by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). The new Members appointed to the Board of the WRC are:
Appointments to the Board of the WRC are statutory appointments under section 10 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015.
Commenting on today’s announcement, Minister English said:
"I want to welcome the new members of the WRC Board and wish them the very best of luck as they take on this new challenge. I’m confident their considerable experience and expertise will contribute enormously to the important work of the WRC and the vital role it plays in Irish society and for the economy in general."
The Board of the WRC comprises a Chairperson and 8 Ordinary Members as provided for in the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The Board has two statutory functions, which are:
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to prepare, in consultation with the Director General of the WRC, an annual work programme for the forthcoming year for the approval of the Minister
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in consultation with the Director General, to prepare and submit a three-year strategy statement to the Minister setting out the WRC’s planned strategy for the next three years
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The Workplace Relations Act 2015 provides for the WRC Board to consist of eight ordinary members and a Chairman who shall be appointed by the Minister. The Act stipulates that appointments to the Board shall consist of four members representative of the interests of employees and employers (2 members each); one member to promote equality in the workplace and three members with experience and expertise in relation to workplace relations, resolution of disputes in the workplace, employment law or equality law.
The Chairman of the WRC Board is Dr. David Begg and there is currently one serving ordinary member on the Board, Ms Ethel Buckley.
There is one final Ordinary Member to be appointed to the Board of the WRC, the process for which is in train.
To read more details on the appointed six new Ordinary Members to the Board, please click here.