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23/10/2012
New Board Members Appointed To Labour Relations Agency
The Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Stephen Farry MLA, has today announced the appointment of Mr Albert Mills and Ms Pauline Shepherd as members of the Board of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA).
The LRA aims to be the leading organisation in Northern Ireland for improving employment relations, by providing impartial and independent services for promoting good employment practices, and preventing and resolving disputes.
Mr Mills has been appointed as employee member with effect from 1 November 2012 for a period of three years. Mr Mills is a trade unionist. From 2006, he was Chairman of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) Officers Negotiating Committee for Great Britain and Ireland, and played a major role during merger talks between ATGWU and Amicus to create Unite the Union. Mr Mills was a board member with the Civil Service Appeal Board from 1996 to 2010, and with the Northern Ireland Local Government Superannuation Committee from 2000 to 2010. Mr Mills does not currently hold any other Public Appointments.
Ms Shepherd has been appointed as employer member with effect from 1 January 2013 for a period of three years. Ms Shepherd is currently the interim Chief Executive with Extern, a large all-Ireland charity working directly with people affected by social exclusion. From 2005 to 2011, Ms Shepherd was the Human Resource Director for NI Water with responsibility for developing and implementing the company HR strategy. Ms Shepherd’s previous employment includes over 30 years work in the public sector. Ms Shepherd is currently an employer member of the Industrial Court, a tribunal NDPB sponsored by the Department fro Employment and Learning, which is re-numerated at £265 per meeting.
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The LRA aims to be the leading organisation in Northern Ireland for improving employment relations, by providing impartial and independent services for promoting good employment practices, and preventing and resolving disputes.
Mr Mills has been appointed as employee member with effect from 1 November 2012 for a period of three years. Mr Mills is a trade unionist. From 2006, he was Chairman of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers Union (ATGWU) Officers Negotiating Committee for Great Britain and Ireland, and played a major role during merger talks between ATGWU and Amicus to create Unite the Union. Mr Mills was a board member with the Civil Service Appeal Board from 1996 to 2010, and with the Northern Ireland Local Government Superannuation Committee from 2000 to 2010. Mr Mills does not currently hold any other Public Appointments.
Ms Shepherd has been appointed as employer member with effect from 1 January 2013 for a period of three years. Ms Shepherd is currently the interim Chief Executive with Extern, a large all-Ireland charity working directly with people affected by social exclusion. From 2005 to 2011, Ms Shepherd was the Human Resource Director for NI Water with responsibility for developing and implementing the company HR strategy. Ms Shepherd’s previous employment includes over 30 years work in the public sector. Ms Shepherd is currently an employer member of the Industrial Court, a tribunal NDPB sponsored by the Department fro Employment and Learning, which is re-numerated at £265 per meeting.
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