New appointments to Agency Board
Employment and Learning Minister, Sir Reg Empey, has announced the appointments of three new Members to the Board of the Labour Relations Agency (LRA).
The following appointments take effect from 1 December 2008 and run until 30 November 2011.
Mr Lyn Fawcett
Mr Fawcett is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ulster (UU) in Hotel and Tourism Management, and a Member of the Council of the UU Governing Body. From 2003-2008 he was a board member of Northern Ireland Tourist Board and is currently active in a range of paid and voluntary positions in and around UU, as well as in the Hotel and Tourism Sector. Mr Fawcett is also Chair of the Northern Ireland Higher Education Committee of the University and Colleges Union, He has recently been appointed to the Board of the Health & Safety Executive, he receives remuneration of £3,520 per annum.
Mr Neal Willis
Mr Willis is Director of Corporate Services at Newtownabbey Borough Council, a role which includes HR Management. Prior to this he worked as a Senior Consultant, advising employers on employment law and fair recruitment practices was Regional Manpower Services Manager with the NI Housing Executive and a Conciliation Officer with the LRA.
Dr Trevor Morrow
Dr Morrow is a lecturer in Business Studies, specialising in HR management, at the UU School of International Business Studies. He has conducted research into Employment Relations in a number of high profile public and private sector organisations in Northern Ireland and has published a number of articles and more latterly a book on Employment Relations issues. He has participated as an Employment Relations speaker at a number of conferences in the UK and Republic of Ireland. He has also served as an employee representative with Association of University Teachers.
