Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005

Staff of Authority

52

52.—(1) The Authority may, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, appoint such number of persons to be members of the staff of the Authority as it from time to time determines.

(2) A member of the staff of the Authority (other than the Chief Executive) shall—

(a) be employed on the terms and conditions (including terms and conditions relating to remuneration) that the Authority, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, may determine, and

(b) be paid out of moneys at the disposal of the Authority the remuneration and allowances for expenses (if any) incurred by him or her as the Authority, with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, may determine.

(3) The grades of the staff of the Authority, and the numbers of staff in each grade shall be determined by the Authority with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance.

(4) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Act of 1989 by section 4, every person who, immediately before the commencement of that section, was a member of the staff of the Authority shall continue to be a member of the staff of the Authority and each such person shall not, after such commencement, be subject to less beneficial conditions of service (including conditions in relation to tenure of office) or of remuneration than the conditions of service (including conditions in relation to tenure of office) or remuneration to which he or she was subject immediately before the said commencement.