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New appointment to Agricultural Wages Board
12/08/2003
Mr John Menzies has been appointed as a new independent
member to the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB), it
was announced today. Mr Menzies' appointment will run from
1 September 2003 until 31 August 2006.
The post is part-time and currently attracts a daily fee
of £150.68 for attendance at Board meetings and a
discretionary payment of £43.05 for preparatory work
undertaken before Board meetings. The time commitment is
approximately 2 to 4 days per annum.
Mr Menzies recently retired from the post of Managing
Director of the Power Systems Division of Scottish Power.
He is currently employed part time as a Business Advisor to
two companies, AMT-Sybex, a UK Information Technology
implementation company and Alfred McAlpine Utility
Services, a utility installation and construction company.
Mr Menzies holds no other Ministerial appointments and
declared no political activity during the past 5 years.
The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board is an autonomous
body established under the provisions of the Agricultural
Wages (Scotland) Act 1949 and has responsibility for
determining minimum rates of pay, holiday entitlement and
certain other conditions of employment for workers employed
in agriculture in Scotland.
This Ministerial Public Appointment has been made in
accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Office
of the Commissioner for Public Appointments. An Independent
Assessor was involved in the selection process.
The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board comprises 17
members, six representing the interests of employers
nominated by the NFU Scotland and the Scottish Landowners'
Federation, six representing the interests of workers
nominated by the T & G Scotland and five independent
members appointed by Scottish Ministers, one of whom is
designated Chairman.