Statutes

I. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

1. A trade union for workers in ICT (hereinafter referred to as “the Organization”) is a trade union associating, on a voluntary basis and in the common interest, members of different professions working for employers in the IT and telecommunications sectors. As we bring together workers who speak different languages, we will make sure that our organization creates an environment that is conducive to membership from different countries.
2. The seat of the Organization shall be Roháčova 145/14, Prague, 130 00.

II. MISSION AND PRINCIPLES OF THE ORGANIZATION

1. The mission of the Organization is:
   1. To promote and defend the professional, labor, economic and social interests of its members through collective bargaining and further action and action on employers, state and local government bodies and other relevant entities.
   2. To strive to achieve and ensure decent working conditions, fair remuneration and adequate social prestige of its members.
   3. To exercise control over the state of safety and health protection at work at the employer.
2. The organization is built and operates on the basis of the principles:
   1. democracy,
   2. freedom of association,
   3. economic and legal independence from employers and political parties,
   4. reciprocity and solidarity.
3. The Organization shall have legal personality and shall be entitled to act on its own behalf.
4. Upon fulfillment of the conditions stipulated in § 286 paragraph 3 of Act No. 262/2006 Coll., The Labor Code, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Labor Code”), the Organization operates for each employer against whom these conditions are met, and has the right to negotiate, bargain collectively and conclude collective agreements with the employer on the basis of fulfilling the notification obligation specified in Section 286, Paragraph 4 of the Labor Code.
5. The organization strives to increase the number of workers who (self) organize themselves in the workplace in the ICT sector. Thanks to the growth of the membership base, the Organization will be better able to achieve its own goals, i.e. especially the improvement of wages and working conditions.

III. ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS

1. The organs of the organization are:
   1. Members’ meeting,
   2. Board of the Organization,
   3. Chairperson of the Board,
   4. Vice-Chairperson/s of the Board,
   5. Auditor,
   6. Workplace members’ meeting,
   7. Workplace executive committee.

IV. MEMBERS’ MEETING

1. The highest body of the Organization is the Members’ meeting.
2. A member meeting of the Organization shall be convened by the Chairperson of the Board as required or at the request of at least one third of the members of the Organization. It is held at least once a year.
3. The Members’ meeting shall decide on all matters relating to the activities of the Organization, in particular:
   1. establish the program of activities of the Organization,
   2. approves the Statutes of the Organization, or their amendments,
   3. receive and evaluate the reports of the Board of the Organization and control its activities,
   4. approves internal regulations of the Organization,
   5. approves the report on the management of the Organization, controls the use of funds, which consist mainly of the share of membership fees, revenues from its own activities, social fund (FKSP) and possibly from other extraordinary funds of subsidies and donations,
   6. elects the Auditor.
4. Part of Members’ meeting consisting of members of the Organization that are at the same time not members of the Organization at a particular workplace, decides on:
   1. the method of election and the number of members of the Committee of the Organization,
   2. elect the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson/s and other members of the Board of the Organization.

V. BOARD OF THE ORGANIZATION AND CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD

1. To ensure the tasks of the Organization, the Members’ meeting shall elect a Board of the Organization.
2. The Board of the Organization shall be the statutory body of the Organization. The Chairperson of the Board or each of the Vice-Chairpersons of the Board is entitled to act on behalf of the Board of the Organization. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson/s of the Organization shall be authorized to act and sign on behalf of the Organization in all matters according to the powers approved by the Board.
3. Only a member of the Organization may be a member of the Board of the Organization. The meetings of the Board of the Organization itself are open to members, and members have the right to propose an item for the meeting; The Organization Board has the right to close part or all of the meeting only for its members.
4. The term of office of the members of the Board of the Organization shall be three years. The minimum number of members of the Organization Board is three. The Members’ meeting decides on the number of members of the Board of the Organization and on the number of vice-chairpersons of the Board. The number of members of the Organization Board is always odd. If the number of members of the Board of the Organization is exceptionally even (for example due to the resignation of one of the members) and there is a tie in the vote, the Chairperson of the Board has two votes.
5. A member meeting may remove a member of the Board of the Organization. In such a case, the Members’ meeting shall, without delay and at the latest within 30 days, elect a new member of the Board of the Organization.
6. The Board of the Organization may, depending on its size and needs, elect other officers.
7. The Chairperson of the Board shall be entitled to act on behalf of the Organization in all matters, including collective bargaining with the employer, as a general rule in cooperation with other members of the Board of the Organization.
8. In his activities, the Chairperson of the Board is bound by the resolutions of the Members’ meeting, as the case may beof the Organization Board.
9. Organization Board:
   1. ensures the tasks entrusted to it by the Members’ meeting,
   2. exercises the rights which, according to labor law and other regulations, belong to trade unions,
   3. manages the financial resources of the Organization,
   4. decide on the use of the resources of all funds at the disposal of the Organization;
   5. regularly informs the Members’ meeting about the economic result of the Organization,
   6. in accordance with Act No. 2/1991 Coll. on collective bargaining, as amended, collectively negotiates and concludes a collective agreement.

VI. INSPECTOR

1. The auditor shall inspect the financial performance of the Organization in accordance with the principles and rules approved by the Members ‘Meeting and shall inform the Members’ meeting at least once a year of the results of the inspection.
2. The Board of the Organization is obliged to provide the Auditor with the necessary documents in order to carry out the inspection.

VII. WORKPLACE MEMBERS’ MEETING

1. The highest body of the Organization at a particular Workplace is the Workplace members’ meeting, the Workplace is defined by the Boards’ resolution.
2. A member of the Workplace members’ meeting shall be a member of the Organization performing dependent work at a particular Workplace.
3. The Workplace members’ meeting shall be convened by the Workplace executive comittee as required or at the request of at least one-third of the members of the Organisation performing dependent work at a particular Workplace, but at least once a year.
4. The Workplace members’ meeting shall decide on all matters relating to the activities of the Organisation at a particular Workplace, in particular:
   1. decide on the method of election and the number of members of the Workplace executive comittee,
   2. receive and review the reports of the Workplace executive comittee and monitor its activities,
   3. discuss the draft collective agreement negotiated by theWorkplace executive comittee with the employer,
   4. decides on ways of cooperating with other trade union organisations operating within the same employer,
   5. elect the members of the Workplace executive comittee,
   6. elect one representative to the Board of the Organization.

VIII. WORKPLACE EXECUTIVE COMITTEE

1. Only a member of the Organization performing dependent work at a particular Workplace may be a member of the Workplace executive comittee.
2. The meetings of the Workplace executive comittee shall themselves be open to the members performing dependent work at a particular Workplace and the member(s) shall have the right to propose an item for the agenda; the Workplace executive comittee shall have the right to close part or all of a meeting to its members only.
3. All members of the Workplace executive comittee shall be members of the employer’s trade union organ within the meaning of Section 61(2) of the Labour Code.
4. The term of office of the members of the Workplace executive comittee shall be three years. The minimum number of members of the Workplace executive comittee shall be three. The number of members of the Workplace executive comittee shall always be odd.
5. The Workplace members’ meeting may remove a member(s) of the Workplace executive comittee. In such a case, the Workplace members’ meeting shall elect a new member(s) of the Workplace executive comittee without delay and within 30 days at the latest.
6. In its activities, the Workplace executive comittee shall be bound by the resolutions of the Members’ meeting of the Organisation, the Board the Organisation, and the Workplace member’s meeting.
7. The Workplace executive comittee:
   1. carries out the tasks entrusted to it by the Workplace members’ meeting,
   2. exercise the powers conferred on trade union organisations by labour law and other legislation,
   3. manages a proportionate share of the Organisation’s financial resources,
   4. in accordance with Act No. 2/1991 Coll. on collective bargaining, as amended, bargains collectively and concludes a collective agreement, whereby the bargaining team may include other members performing dependent work at the Workplace.

IX. MEMBERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION

1. Only a natural person referred to in point I.1 of these Statutes may become a member of the Organization.
2. Membership in the Organization is voluntary.
3. If the Organization operates at a particular workplace where a natural person carries out a dependent activity, the natural person then becomes a member of the Organization at the particular workplace.
4. A natural person becomes a member of the Organization on the basis of a written or electronic application if the Board of the Organization decides on the admission of that person as a member.
5. Membership arises on the day of the decision on the admission of a natural person as a member, or on another day specified in the decision. The Organization Board shall inform the newly admitted member of this decision without undue delay.
6. When a member stops performin a dependent work at a particular Workplace, they remain a member of the Organization but not at the particular Workplace.
7. Membership in the Organization shall terminate:
   1. on the basis of a written request of a member for termination of membership,
   2. on the basis of a decision of the Board of the Organization on the expulsion of a member due to a gross breach of duty or these Statutes,
   3. death of a member.
8. A gross breach of duty shall be deemed to be, in particular, a case where a member has not duly and timely paid the membership fee, even though he has been called in writing by the Board of the Organization to pay the fee due.

X. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS

1. Each member of the Organization shall, in particular, have the right:
   1. for the defense and protection of their occupational and professional interests through the organs of the Organization,
   2. free legal consultation in the territory of the Czech Republic to the extent provided by the possibilities of the Organization,
   3. for protection against discrimination through the organs of the Organization,
   4. to participate in the creation of the program of the Organization,
   5. to elect and be elected to the bodies of the Organization,
   6. to take part in meetings of the bodies which act or decide on his person,
   7. for material assistance in case of long-term illness, according to the financial capabilities of the Organization,
   8. to support in the event of financial hardship, according to the financial capabilities of the Organization.
2. Each member shall:
   1. pay membership fees in the amount of 1 percent of the net salary properly and on time,
   2. abide by these Statutes and resolutions of the organs of the Organization,
   3. pay attention to their professional level,
   4. not to damage the good name of the Organization,
3. The obligation to pay membership dues shall not apply at a time when the member has ceased gainful employment for a serious reason, such as:
   1. care for a close person,
   2. taking maternity or parental leave,
   3. long-term temporary incapacity for work,
   4. insolvency (personal bankruptcy).

XI. FINAL PROVISION

These Articles of Association were approved by the Members’ meeting on May 3rd, 2023 with effect from their approval. This new version of the Articles of Association has been delivered to the public register.