Indeed, I would like to understand why the government wants the appeal board to report to the president or the deputy minister. I don't see the benefit of that.
It seems to me that the message the government would send about the independence of the appeal board would be much better if it were under the tripartite commission, for example. In the tripartite structure, the interests of each party are represented: those of the government, those of the employer and those of the workers. By reporting to the commission, the board would be accountable to the stakeholders. That would give a better overall impression of non‑political or lack of political interference in the process.