Membership
Membership of the Central Arbitration Committee (CAC).
The CAC Chairman, Mr Stephen Redmond, appoints a panel of 3 people to decide each application. Each panel consists of a Deputy Chair, one Employer Member and one Worker Member. Appointments to the CAC are made by the Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade.
Deputy chairs
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Professor Alan Bogg | Professor of Labour Law, University of Bristol; Barrister, Old Square Chambers |
| Benjimin Burgher | Regional Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), London East Region |
| Naeema Choudry | Solicitor (England & Wales), Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Fee Paid Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), Midlands West Region |
| Susan Cox | Retired Employment Judge (England & Wales) |
| Lisa Gettins | Solicitor (England & Wales); Global Head Employee Relations and Employment Policy - Diageo |
| Jonathan Gray | Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), South West Region |
| Andrew James | Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), North East Region |
| Rohan Pirani | Regional Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), South West Region |
| Laura Prince K.C. | Barrister at Matrix Chambers and Specialist in Employment Law |
| Stuart Robertson | Employment Judge (sitting in retirement), Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), North East Region; Formerly Regional Employment Judge, North East Region |
| Paul Swann | Employment Judge (sitting in retirement), Employment Tribunals (England and Wales), Midlands West Region; Formerly Regional Employment Judge, Midlands East Region |
Members with experience as representatives of employers
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Amanda Ashworth | Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunal; Previously held a number of senior Employee Relations roles across the Retail, Manufacturing, Chemicals and Utilities Sectors |
| Julia Buck | HR Consultant and Employment Tribunal Non-Legal Member; Previously held senior HR roles within the NHS |
| David Cadger | People Director, Transformation at Serco Limited |
| Joe Corcos | Independent HR Consultant; Former Public Sector Director of People |
| Derek Devereux | HR Coach and Mentor; Former HR Director of Constellation Europe and Matthew Clark |
| Deborah England | HR Consultant working in Education and Charity Sectors, Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunal Service and Charity Trustee; Formerly worked in senior HR roles in Higher Education and Financial Services |
| Mustafa Faruqi | Employee Relations Director for BT Group |
| Richard Fulham | Independent Employee Relations Consultant; Previously held Senior Employee Relations roles across Consumer Healthcare, Energy and Financial Services Sectors |
| Kieran Grimshaw | Senior Director of HR Business Advisory and Employee Relations at Equinix; Formerly Head of Employee Relations and European HR at easyJet |
| Susan Jordan | NED; Former VP of HR at DHL |
| Alastair Kelly | Assistant Chief Officer for Leicestershire Police |
| Martin Kirke | HR Consultant, Coach and Non-Executive Director; Previously Chief People Officer |
| Robert Light | Board Chair and Non-Executive Director; Former Local Government Leader |
| Rob Lummis | Chair of Trustees, Jaguar Land Rover Trustees Limited; Formerly Group Employee Relations Director, Jaguar Land Rover |
| Alistair Paton | Head of Employee Relations and Policy, BBC |
| Mark Pennifold | Current NHSPRB Member, Magistrate & NED; ex-CPO of Essar Oil (UK) Ltd and a former HRD at Nissan Sunderland, Jaguar Land Rover and Tata Chemicals (Europe) Ltd |
| John Rawling | Independent People Management Consultant; Experienced HR Director; Independent Committee Member |
Members with experience as representatives of workers
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Joanna Brown | Former Chief Executive, the Society of Chiropodists and Podiatrists (SCP) and the College of Podiatry (COP) |
| Christopher Burrows | Former Chairman of Greater Manchester Police Federation and No1 CopperPot Credit Union |
| Nicholas Childs | Senior Industrial Organiser for the National Education Union |
| Nigel Cotgrove | Former National Officer at the Communication Workers’ Union |
| Steve Gillan | General Secretary of Prison Officers Association and Member of the TUC General Council |
| Ian Hanson QPM | Former Chairman of Greater Manchester Police Federation, Lay Member of the General Optical Council Fitness to Practise Panel, Lay Member of the Nursing & Midwifery Council Fitness to Practise Panel, and Independent Member of the Taxation Disciplinary Board |
| Brian Hooper | Former Trade Union Official, Executive Council Member, Fire Brigades Union |
| Dr Steve Jary | Retired National Secretary, Prospect and Member of the London Central Employment Tribunal |
| Joanne Kaye | Former Regional Secretary UNISON South West and Non-Legal Member Employment Tribunals |
| Paul Moloney | Consultant, British Airline Pilots Association |
| Paul Morley | Industrial Organiser for the National Education Union (NEU) |
| Paul Noon OBE | Former General Secretary, Prospect |
| Andy Peart | Industrial Relations Manager, Brighton and Hove City Council, Non-Legal Employment Tribunal Member at London South; Former Assistant General Secretary (NEU) |
| Matt Smith OBE DL JP | Former Scottish Secretary, UNISON |
| Sean Starbuck | Former National Officer for the Fire Brigades Union |
| Morris Stemp | Former Trade Union Official Musicians’ Union and Current Non-Legal Member of Employment Tribunals |
| Claire Sullivan | Director, Employment Relations and Union Services, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |