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Parliamentary Service and other parliamentary bodies - Parliamentary Service - Employment in Parliamentary Service

133: Appointing and removing parliamentary party employees

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"Parliamentary parties choose who works for them"

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When a parliamentary party wants to appoint or remove an employee, you need to think about what the party wants. The person in charge must consider the party's wishes when hiring or firing someone. The party can tell someone to speak on their behalf to say what they want. You can see that the party's wishes are important when it comes to appointing or removing employees. The chief executive has to think about what the party wants when making these decisions. This means the party has a say in who works for them in the Parliamentary Service. The party can choose someone to speak for them and say what they want. This person is acting on the party's behalf, so their words are like the party's words. The chief executive must listen to what this person says when making decisions about employees.

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Parliamentary Service: Employment in Parliamentary Service

133Appointing and removing parliamentary party employees

  1. The chief executive must have regard to the wishes of the relevant party when—

  2. appointing a parliamentary party employee to the Parliamentary Service; and
    1. removing a parliamentary party employee from their office or employment.

      1. The wishes of the relevant party may be expressed on the party’s behalf by a person acting under the party’s authority.