MOVES to improve Jersey’s family-friendly legislation – including giving new parents up to 26 weeks off work – have been approved by States Members.
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Scrutiny review of government changes
A SCRUTINY review of an overhaul of ministerial government – which includes proposals to scrap collective responsibility – has been launched.
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New hospital report delay
A REPORT into the building proposals for the new hospital has been delayed but is expected to be completed by Monday, Environment Minister Steve Luce has said.
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20% larger footprint for new hospital
AN updated planning application for the new hospital, with a 15 to 20 per cent larger footprint than the original proposals, could be lodged just after Easter, the project team have confirmed.
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States back reforms of ministerial government
MINISTERIAL government and the way the civil service is run is to be overhauled after States Members backed Chief Minister Ian Gorst’s plans to reform the machinery of government.
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States ‘failed to get the facts’ before increasing motor tax
POLITICIANS lacked the ‘full facts’ and failed to consult businesses before approving an anti-pollution tax increase which many small firms fear could ruin them, the Jersey Hospitality Association president has said.
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Population drop is more worrying than increase, says Gorst
JERSEY should be more worried about population decline in the future rather than excessive immigration, as automation threatens Island jobs, the Chief Minister has said.
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Care reform: Funding and staffing the key, say States Members
ENSURING there is adequate funding and appropriate staffing levels to support vulnerable young Islanders will be key to responding to the Independent Jersey Care Inquiry’s report, Members have said.
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Election hopefuls questioned on rural issues as the hustings begin
IMMIGRATION, the disconnect between Jersey’s government and its people and reviving the farming industry were among the topics discussed as the candidates faced the public for the first time.
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Freedom of speech: Christian community ‘first to be silenced’
PEOPLE of faith are always the first to have their right to freedom of speech threatened when contentious issues – such as same sex marriage – arise, the Dean of Jersey has said.
