Committees

The Executive Committee (ExCo) is the highest administrative structure of the Council and is assigned the following functions:

• To exercise and perform the powers, functions and duties of the Council relating to the supervision and control of the day-to-­day management and administration of the Council;
• To determine standing orders for all committees, including the ExCo, sub-committees and ad hoc sub-committees of the Council;

• To decide on the way in which matters are referred to the Council will be dealt with and, if necessary, to refer matters to another committee or sub-committee for advice or recommendation(s), or to any other bargaining council;
• To appoint sub-committees and ad hoc sub-committees of the ExCo;
• To consider recommendations submitted to it by other committees, sub-committees and ad hoc sub-committees;
• To determine research that needs to be undertaken;
• To consider all proposals submitted by parties when preparing the agenda as well as any supporting documentation for meetings of the Council and for the Annual General Meeting (AGM);
• To deal with all matters relating to the human resources of the Council
• To investigate and report to the Council on any matters related to the registered scope of the Council;
• To do anything that is required to give effect to decisions of the Council;
• To monitor and enforce collective agreements concluded by the Council;
• To appoint an acting General Secretary when the General Secretary is not able to fulfil his or her functions, or to review the appointment of an acting General Secretary as provided for the General Secretary in terms of clause 15.2.11, and to consequently appoint a different person to act as the General Secretary;
• To facilitate bilateral meetings between the various employer structures, admitted trade unions and sectoral Chambers;
• To make recommendations to the Chairperson of the Council to discuss urgent matters that need to be resolved; and
• To exercise and perform any power or duty that is conferred or imposed on the ExCo in terms of this constitution, or that is delegated by the Council to the ExCo, provided that the Council may not delegate to the ExCo the powers and duties:
• Provided in clauses 7.8, 18.4, 24, and 25; and
• The power of the Council to delegate.

It is constituted as follows: