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Annual Report 2018 2018 Annual ReportAnnual Headquarters Regional O ce Contact Visit 54 Wellington Park 30 Great James Street Email: [email protected] www. .org.uk Belfast Derry/Londonderry Web: www.nipsa.org.uk Follow us on Annual Report 2018 BT9 6DP BT48 7DB Fax: (Belfast): 028 9066 5847 Tel: 028 9066 1831 Tel: 028 7137 4977 Fax (Derry): 028 7137 2961 Contents Foreword Officers and Secretariat at 31st December 2018 �������������������� i Committees and Meetings ���������������������������������������������������������������������vii Seconded Officers: Civil Service ��������������������������������������������������������� iii Resolutions and Motions �������������������������������������������������������������������������� xi Trade Union Side Officers ���������������������������������������������������������������������������v Headquarters Organisation Chart ���������������������������������������������������xx General Council ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� vi Section A B Section NIPSA Headquarters Civil Service General Issues B1 General Issues A1 Amnesty International �������������������������������������������������������������������2 B1.1 Accommodation ������������������������������������������������������������������������������22 A2 Bill of Rights ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������2 B1.2 Equal Opportunities ����������������������������������������������������������������������22 A3 Equality Committee ��������������������������������������������������������������������������3 B1.3 Grading Reviews ������������������������������������������������������������������������������23 A4 Global Solidarity Committee ����������������������������������������������������5 B1.4 National Trade Union Committee (NTUC) �������������������23 A5 Health and Safety Committee��������������������������������������������������7 B1.5 2017/18 NICS Pay �����������������������������������������������������������������������������23 A6 Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) �������������������������������7 B1.6 Annual Benefits Statements 2018 �������������������������������������24 A7 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and B1.7 Employee Contribution Rates �����������������������������������������������24 Transgender (LGB&T) Group ����������������������������������������������������8 B1.8 Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) A8 Pensions �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������9 Pensions Forum ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������24 A9 Policy and Research Unit (PRU) ��������������������������������������������11 B2 Personnel Management A10 Public Service Defence Campaign �����������������������������������11 B2.1 Personal Secretary/ A11 Youth Committee ����������������������������������������������������������������������������13 Executive Assistants ����������������������������������������������������������������������25 B2.2 Selection and Appointments�������������������������������������������������25 A Organisation and Administration B2.3 Travel and Subsistence ���������������������������������������������������������������25 A12 Appointment of Auditors ���������������������������������������������������������15 B2.4 Standardisation of Employment Relations A13 Donations ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15 Processes ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������26 A14 Headquarters Staff �������������������������������������������������������������������������16 A15 Membership ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������16 B3 Group Reports B3.1 Department of Agriculture, Environment A16 NIPSA Annual Conference ��������������������������������������������������������17 and Rural Development (DAERA) ����������������������������������������27 A17 NIPSA Financial Review ��������������������������������������������������������������17 B3.2 Department for Communities (DfC) ��������������������������������35 A18 Services for Members �������������������������������������������������������������������17 B3.3 Department for Economy (DfE) �������������������������������������������39 A19 Trades Councils ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 B3.4 Department of Education (DE) ���������������������������������������������41 A20 Union Learning ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������18 B3.5 Department Of Finance (DoF) ����������������������������������������������43 B3.6 Department of Health (DOH) ������������������������������������������������45 B3.7 Department for Infrastructure (DfI) ����������������������������������46 B3.8 Department Of Justice (DOJ) �����������������������������������������������51 B3.9 The Executive Office (TEO) �������������������������������������������������������52 B3.10 Agri-Food and Bio Sciences Institute (AFBI) ��������������52 B3.11 Aramark ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������52 B3.12 Armagh Planetarium and Observatory ������������������������52 B3.13 Arts Council Northern Ireland �����������������������������������������������53 Contents B3.14 Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI) ��53 C2.9 Education Authority: South Eastern Region (EA SER) ���������������������������������������������74 B3.15 Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) ������������54 C2.10 Education Authority: Southern Region (EA SR) ������75 B3.16 Cross Border Bodies �����������������������������������������������������������������������54 C2.11 Education Authority: Western Region (EA WR) �������75 B3.17 Electoral Office for Northern Ireland (EONI) ��������������55 C2.12 Belfast Metropolitan College (BMC) ���������������������������������77 B3.18 Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland�������������������������������������������������������������������������������55 C2.13 Northern Regional College (NRC) ��������������������������������������77 B3.19 Invest NI ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������56 C2.14 South Eastern Regional College (SERC) ������������������������77 B3.20 National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) �����������56 C2.15 Southern Regional College (SRC) ���������������������������������������77 B3.21 NOONAN �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������58 C2.16 South West College (SWC) �������������������������������������������������������77 B3.22 Northern Ireland Assembly �����������������������������������������������������59 C2.17 Queens University Belfast (QUB) �����������������������������������������78 B3.23 Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) �����������������������������60 C2.18 Stranmillis University College �����������������������������������������������78 B3.24 Northern Ireland Court Service (NICTS) ������������������������60 C3 Health and Social Care B3.25 Northern Ireland Water (NIW) �����������������������������������������������61 C3.1 BREXIT – HSC Implications �������������������������������������������������������79 B3.26 NSL – Traffic Enforcement���������������������������������������������������������62 C3.2 Health and Social Care (HSC) Conference 2018 �����79 B3.27 Police Service Northern Ireland �������������������������������������������62 C3.3 Plans Submitted for £100 Million New B3.28 Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI)������������63 Health Care Centre on Kings Hall Site ���������������������������������������79 B3.29 Public Prosecution Service Northern Ireland C3.4 Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) (PPSNI) ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������64 Closure and Restructuring �������������������������������������������������������79 B3.30 Sport Northern Ireland ���������������������������������������������������������������66 C3.5 Health and Social Care Joint Negotiating Forum (JNF) �����������������������������������������������������������80 B3.31 Tourism NI (TNI) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������66 C3.6 Senior Executive Pay ���������������������������������������������������������������������83 B3.32 Utility Regulator for Northern Ireland (UREGNI) ����67 C3.7 HSC Working Time Regulations Tribunal Cases and Rotas ����������������������������������������������������������83 Section C C3.8 HSC Transformation Seminar �������������������������������������������������84 Public Officers C3.9 Zero Tolerance ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������84 C3.10 Northern Health and C1 National Joint Council Social Care Trust (NHSCT) ���������������������������������������������������������84 C1.1 National Joint Council (NJC) Pay �����������������������������������������70 C3.11 Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) ������������86 C1.2 Local Government Pension Scheme C3.12 Southern Health and (LGPS/Northern Ireland Local Social Care Trust (SHSCT) ����������������������������������������������������������87 Government Officers Superannuation Committee (NILGOSC) �����������������������������������������������������������������70 C3.13 Western Health and Social Care Trust (WHSCT) ��������������������������������������������������������88 C2 Education & Further/Higher
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