Minister of State Damien English appoints Dr David Begg as Chairperson of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC)
Minister Damien English TD, Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has appointed Dr David Begg as Chairperson of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC).
The appointment is made following an open recruitment campaign conducted by the Public Appointments Service (PAS). This is the second appointment to the position of Chairperson since the establishment of the WRC on 1 October 2015.
The Chairperson of the WRC Board is a statutory appointment under section 10 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015. The appointment of Dr Begg as Chairperson is for five years from 1 February 2021 to 31 January 2026.
Industry and Employment Correspondent
Former General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions David Begg has been appointed Chairperson of the Workplace Relations Commission.
The appointment for a five-year term was announced by Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment Damien English.
Mr Begg replaces Paul Duffy, who chaired the WRC from 2015.
The appointment was made following an open recruitment campaign carried out by the Public Appointments Service.
Alongside this latest appointment, Mr Begg chairs the Pensions Authority, the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital and the Fire Service National Oversight Implementation Group of the Department of the Environment.
PENSION DEVELOPMENTS – WHAT S ON THE HORIZON IN
2021?
We look ahead at the developments we may see across the Irish
pensions sector later this year.
1. Culture Change Coming? The Pensions Authority s
Expectations of Trustees
We now understand that we will see legislation transposing IORP
II in the first half of 2021, and possibly during Q1. In
anticipation of this legislation, the Pensions Authority
(Authority) made a number of announcements late last year
highlighting what it expects of trustees once IORP II is
implemented, how it will supervise trustees, and what can be done
now by trustees to prepare for IORP II.
On 7 October 2020, the Authority published new information for
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The Canadian boss of the island’s financial industry watchdog says taking enforcement action against companies is a deterrent.
Chief executive Karen Badgerow said it was all part of the vital work done by the Financial Services Authority which she stresses is ’not an ivory tower’.
Firms in the island’s finance sector were fined £87,000 and £90,000 earlier this year after FSA investigations into regulatory failings.
commitment
Mrs Badgerow said the ’critical’ point to make over this was the penalties imposed were ’proportionate to what the matters identified were. And I think to the credit of those who have been involved in our settlement process there had been a real commitment to fix it. That’s the right outcome’.