Constitution

CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURE

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies Limited (APSCo) is a Non Profit Organisation. This means that the income of APSCo is used solely for the furtherance of its objectives, which are:

To safeguard and advance the interests of businesses within industry sectors from which its members are admitted.
To represent members’ interests in matters of UK and EU legislation, and in furtherance of that object negotiate with and make representations to Government departments, any of the European Communities or their organisations, local, public or other authorities, corporate bodies, or any other organisations, associations, bodies or persons on any matters affecting the interests of members.
To provide services and advice directed to the maintenance, development and protection of the business interests of members, and such other services for its members as APSCo may from time to time decide.
To set and monitor standards for members’ industry sectors.

APSCo’s funds shall be applied solely towards the promotion of its objectives and shall be under the control of the Executive Committee.

The Executive Committee is responsible for the business of the company, and will decide upon all rules or codes that it may deem necessary for the proper conduct and management of APSCo, including the regulation of subscriptions, and the terms of membership.

MEMBERSHIP

There is no limit to the number of members that APSCo can admit.
There are three types of membership available: Full members, Group members, and Affiliate members.
The Executive Committee has full discretion to admit or refuse any application for membership, and to designate the class of membership.
All members pay an annual fee, as decided upon by the Executive Committee.
All members can attend AGMs and EGMs, but only Full members may vote.
Members’ liability is limited.
Membership is not transferable.
Members may withdraw their membership by giving three months’ notice.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Structure:

APSCo’s Executive Committee is made up of at least seven directors, and is elected annually including at all times:

Chairman
CEO
Financial Director
Company Secretary

Election:

All Executive Committee members are elected annually from representatives nominated by members. The Executive Committee may include no more than nine directors representing Full members, and no more than one director representing Affiliate members. Directors may be appointed for three terms only.

With the exception of the CEO and Financial Director, all directors are required to retire at each AGM.

Any member may nominate a representative from the membership for appointment to the Executive Committee. All nominations must be received up to 30 days before the date of the AGM. All Full members may vote at the AGM regarding the election of the Executive Committee, and election will be based on the first seven Full members and one Affiliate member receiving the most number of votes.

Re-election/Retirement/Resignation:

Upon retirement, each former Executive Committee member is eligible for re-election, and should their vacancy not be otherwise filled, they will be deemed to be reappointed unless they are unwilling to continue to act, or they have already been elected for three previous terms.

Should a director cease to work for a member company, the Executive Committee may, at its discretion, call upon that director to resign, and the director will be compelled to do so.

Co-option:

In addition, the Executive Committee has the power to appoint (or remove) any one or more directors who possess particular skills required to undertake a particular project, duties, or function. Once the lifecycle of the project is complete, or the duties or functions are no longer required the Executive Committee will usually require the resignation of that director.

The Chairman:

The Chairman is a member of the Executive Committee who has already served at least one year as a director. They are nominated by vote of the Executive Committee members, and the appointment is for one year only.

MEETINGS

Annual General Meetings:

APSCo holds an AGM annually, within at least 15 months of the previous meeting. All members will be given at least 28 days written notice of an AGM. EGMs and other General Meetings may be held at shorter notice.

The business of the AGM shall include the following.