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PART III
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND OFFICE HOLDERS
Rule 13 Executive Committee Meetings and Procedure
(a) The Executive Committee shall be convened on at least ten occasions between
meetings of the General Council at such time and place as it may decide for the
purpose of conducting the business of the GFTU
(b) At its first meeting in the month of May the newly elected Executive Committee
shall from its members appoint a President and Vice- President to serve until
their successors are appointed.
(c) The Executive Committee shall have power to appoint such Sub-committees
from amongst its members as it deems necessary. These Sub-committees shall
meet as frequently as their business demands and will make their reports and
recommendations to the Executive Committee.
(d) The quorum for meetings of the Executive Committee shall be six members and
no business shall be transacted (except the calling of a General Council meeting
as provided by
Rule 10
) unless such quorum be present.
(e) All questions at meetings of the Executive Committee shall be decided by a
show of hands and in the event of an equality of votes the President (or
Vice-President in his/her absence) shall have an additional casting vote.
Rule 14 Expenses of Executive Committee and Officials
The expenses of the Executive Committee, Officials and Staff acting on behalf of the
GFTU shall be in accordance with the scales laid down from time to time by the
Executive Committee.
Rule 15 Duties and Authority of Executive Committee
Duties
(a) The duties of the Executive Committee shall be to manage the affairs of the
GFTU and in so managing such affairs it shall have due regard to all directions
given by the General Council.
(b) The Executive Committee shall discuss and advise on all questions which may be
submitted by affiliated organisations. Whenever it deems necessary the
Executive Committee may appoint Sub-Committees or deputations to visit
affiliated organisations involved in any difference and negotiate the settlement
thereof with a view to avoiding or settling a dispute.
(c) The Executive Committee at the request of an affiliated organisation may,
subject to the agreement of the parties, call together all or any of the affiliated
organisations for the purpose of common action upon wages or other questions
affecting the interests of such affiliated organisations; the area from which the
representation is drawn to be determined by the circumstances of each
particular case. Any decision arrived at shall be subject to the approval of the
Executive Committee.