THIS past week has seen a huge step forward taken in our plans for an entire new mode of transport for Glasgow. Scotland’s national transport agency has confirmed that it has recommended that a Glasgow Metro be taken forward as a priority in the coming years. Transport Scotland has made a really compelling economic, environmental and social case for Metro to service our city and its surrounding areas. This is exactly the kind of project Glasgow needs to stimulate our economic recovery from the Covid pandemic and to cement our growing reputation as a thriving, inclusive, modern and international city.
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.