The General Assembly instruct any congregation, committee or board to make early contact with the Church’s Compliance Officer for advice when considering employing any person from outside the European Union, whether in a paid or unpaid role and regardless of the length of stay. The General Assembly, considering there …
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1. The General Assembly instruct any congregation, committee or board to make early contact with the Church’s Compliance Officer for advice when considering employing any person from outside the European Union, whether in a paid or unpaid role and regardless of the length of stay. 2. The General Assembly …
The General Assembly support the proposal to establish a Development Fund utilising a portion of the funds allocated for home mission to be distributed by the Home Missions Board in accordance with its strategy for the promotion of ministry and mission. They instruct the Home Missions Board to move …
The General Assembly remind both congregational courts and Presbyteries of their obligations to ensure compliance with all employment legislation pertaining to any persons they may engage or appoint on a contract basis. Accordingly they instruct them to ensure compliance with all appropriate employment legislation, and to have in place …
The General Assembly direct that extract minutes from the General Assembly to Presbyteries, Kirk Sessions and Deacons’ Courts, be made known to all members of the relevant Court, the means to achieve this to be left to the discretion of the Courts themselves. …
The General Assembly endorse the following recommendations of the Board of Trustees aimed at improving the effectiveness of Presbyteries. The General Assembly instruct Presbyteries to give careful consideration to these with a view to implementation where appropriate. 1. Devotions, Fellowship and Pastoral Concern At meetings of Presbytery: – Two …
The General Assembly welcome the proposal that Presbyteries ought to place on their agenda following each meeting of Committees and Boards an item where those representing the Presbytery would give a report on the important business conducted at these Committees and Boards. The General Assembly call on all Presbyteries …
The General Assembly direct all Presbyteries, Boards and Committees of the Church to seek ways of encouraging ministers and elders to take up a cause for which they have vision and enthusiasm and which they would wish to promote at the Assembly. …
The General Assembly re-enact the regulations for Annual Leave and Leave of Absence for Ministers in Pastoral Charges for reasons other than Illness as follows: Absence from duty under this Act will fall into three categories as follows: (1) Annual Leave; (2) Compassionate Leave; (3) Special Leave. 1. Annual …
The General Assembly re-enact the regulations relating to the management of absence due to illness for ministers in pastoral charges as follows: 1. Short-term Absence 1.1 All illness in excess of seven consecutive days shall be reported to the Presbytery Clerk and a medical certificate shall be provided. The …