Voting rights
Principles
Voting rights need to be fair and encompass all employers from all parts of the industry. Voting rights must be futureproofed to allow for other sectors joining HITO in the future.
The working group recommended individual voting with employers having one vote (in person at the meeting or via postal or electronic vote), to be made as an individual or by proxy through an association, or another employer who is a member.
Associations do not have a vote in their own right, but could be a proxy for members, should the member give them their proxy. This respects the role Associations have played and different organisational structures within the sectors.
Gives all businesses/employers a vote and choice re how they have use that vote (either individually or via an Association of which they are a member)
Feedback from workshops
- Strong support for one employer member,one vote
- Strong support for Associations having the ability to be proxy for members
- Some PTEs and tertiary training providers felt that they should also have a vote (this was not agreed to by HITO Board and constitutional working group)
New Draft Constitution Clauses
Section 23 – Voting at General Meetings
