Minister reappoints members to the Labour Relations Agency Board
21 November 2011
The Department for Employment and Learning today announced the reappointment of three members of the Board of the Labour Relations Agency. They are Mr Lyn Fawcett, Dr Trevor Morrow and Mr Neal Willis.
The Labour Relations Agency is a Non-Departmental Public Body with responsibility for promoting the improvement of employment relations in Northern Ireland. It provides an impartial and confidential employment relations service to those engaged in industry, commerce, and the public services. The Agency's services include the provision of advice on good employment practices and assistance with the development and implementation of employment policies and procedures.
Mr Fawcett is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ulster in Hotel and Tourism Management and a Member of the Council of the UU Governing Body. He is also a member of the Board of the Health and Safety Executive.
Dr Morrow is the Programme Director of the MSc International Business and the Human Resource Management subject co-ordinator at the University of Ulster’s Department of International Business. He has undertaken consultancy work/research projects for a range of organisations in the public and private sectors and has been an external examiner at 10 universities in the UK and Ireland.
Mr Willis has recently retired from the post of Director of Corporate Services at Newtownabbey Borough Council. 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. He now works as an independent consultant in the areas of HR and strategic and business planning.
All three members, first appointed in December 2008, will serve a second term from 1 December 2011 to 30 November 2014.
