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 Business Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Deputy chairs
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| 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 and Partner at Eversheds Sutherland and Fee Paid Employment Judge |
| Susan Cox | Employment Judge (England & Wales) |
| Lisa Gettins | Solicitor (England & Wales); Director, Employee Relations EMEA - Adobe Systems Europe |
| Jonathan Gray | Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), South West Region |
| Sarah Havlin | Solicitor, President of the Industrial Court of Northern Ireland & former Certification Officer of Northern Ireland |
| 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 | Regional Employment Judge, Employment Tribunals (England & Wales), North-East Region |
| His Honour Judge Tariq Sadiq | Designated Civil Circuit Judge for Lincolnshire and Visiting Circuit Judge of the Employment Appeal Tribunal |
| Paul Swann | Regional Employment Judge ( England & Wales) Midlands East Region |
Members with experience as representatives of employers
| Name | Profession |
|---|---|
| Amanda Ashworth | Senior Employee Relations Manager, The Co-op Group, Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunal |
| Julia Buck | Head of HR Operations, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Employment Tribunal Non-legal Member |
| David Cadger | People Director, Justice & Immigration at Serco Limited |
| Joe Corcos | Director of People, Public Sector |
| 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 | Head of Reward and Workplace Relations, at Tesco |
| Richard Fulham | Employee Relations Advisor and former Head of Employee & Industrial Relations, Haleon |
| 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 VPHR/DHL |
| Alastair Kelly | Assistant Chief Officer for Leicestershire Police |
| Martin Kirke | HR Consultant, Coach and Non-Executive Director |
| Robert Light | Board Chair and Non-Executive Director, Former Local Government Leader |
| Robert Lummis | Chair of Trustees, Jaguar Land Rover Trustees Limited, formerly Group Employee Relations Director, Jaguar Land Rover |
| Sean Mcllveen | Managing Director at Infinite Perspective Consulting Ltd |
| Alistair Paton | Senior Director, Labour Relations and Policy, ASDA |
| Mark Pennifold | Current NHSPRB Member & 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 |
|---|---|
| Janice Beards | Former Trade Union Officer, NUT & NAHT. Employment Tribunal Non-legal Member |
| Anna Berry | Former Trade Union Official, UNISON and NASUWT, and Non-legal Member at London East Employment Tribunal |
| 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. Currently Senior Stakeholder Manager in the construction industry |
| Nicholas Childs | Senior Regional Officer for the National Education Union |
| Michael Clancy | General Secretary and Chief Executive of Prospect |
| David Coats | Honorary Professor, Future of Work, University of Leicester |
| 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 | Chairman of Greater Manchester Police Federation |
| Brian Hooper | Former Trade Union Official, Executive Council Member, FBU |
| Dr Steve Jary | National Secretary, Prospect and Member of the London Central Employment Tribunal |
| Joanne Kaye | Former regional secretary UNISON South West, Non-Legal Member Employment Tribunals |
| Stephanie Marston | Former trade union official, Prospect and Connect |
| Paul Moloney | National Officer, Pharmacists Defence Association Union |
| Paul Morley | Regional Development Officer for the National Education Union |
| 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) |
| Hannah Reed | Co-ordinator of Constitutional Affairs at Unite the Union |
| Tim Rose | Former General Secretary of Nationwide Group Staff Union (NGSU) |
| Matt Smith OBE DL JP | Former Scottish Secretary, UNISON |
| Sean Starbuck | Former National Officer for the Fire Brigades Union |
| Morris Stemp | Orchestras and H&S Official Musicians’ Union, Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunal in the North West |
| Claire Sullivan | Director, Employment Relations and Union Services, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy |