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Botswana Power Corporation - Officers, Employees And Agents Of The Corporation (Ss 11-12)

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11.     Appointment of officers and employees

 

            (1) The Corporation shall, with the approval of the Minister, appoint a chief executive officer on such terms and conditions as it may determine.

            (2) The Corporation shall appoint a secretary to the Corporation, who shall perform such duties as the Corporation may determine.

            (3) The chief executive officer shall-

     (a)     be a person who is qualified by experience and training and has demonstrated that he is competent to manage and operate the undertakings of the Corporation;

     (b)     be the chief executive of the Corporation, and shall, subject to such direction on matters of general policy as may be given by the Corporation, be charged with the direction of the business of the Corporation and of its administration and organization and also with the control of the employees of the Corporation;

     (c)     not be or vote as a member of the Corporation but shall, unless the Corporation in any particular instance decides otherwise, be entitled to attend its meetings and participate in its discussions.

            (4) The Corporation shall, on consideration of the recommendations of the chief executive officer, from time to time determine the staff deemed necessary for the proper discharge of the Corporation's functions and the terms and conditions of employment.

            (5) The appointment and dismissal of all persons to or from positions designated by the Corporation as held by senior officers shall be made by the Corporation on consideration of the recommendations of the chief executive officer.

            (6) The appointment and dismissal of all other staff shall be made by the chief executive officer, or such senior officer as he may delegate to perform this function.

            (7) The Corporation may-

     (a)     grant pensions, gratuities or retiring allowances to any officers or employees and may require such officers and employees to contribute to any pension or contributory schemes;

     (b)     for the benefit of its officers and employees establish and make contributions to any pension or superannuation fund or medical fund;

     (c)     from time to time appoint and employ upon such terms and conditions as it may think fit such agents and contractors as it may deem necessary.

 

12.     Delegation to committee

 

            The Corporation may, by resolution, delegate to any committee of the Corporation the exercise of any of the powers which the Corporation is authorized by this Act to exercise either generally or in any particular case.