National Employment Council for the Transport Operating Industry (NECTOI) was established in 1985 in  terms of Part VIII of the Labour Act. Our core functions include making rules and regulations, providing conditions of service and code of conduct for employers and employees in the Transport Operating Industry.  We also facilitate Collective Bargaining between the parties to the N.E.C.T.O.I, administer and monitor compliance by both the employers and employees. At present N.E.C.T.O.I has two offices, one in Harare and one in Bulawayo.

Parties to NECTOI

Parties to NECTOI are Transport Operators Association of Zimbabwe being the employer party and the Transport and General Workers Union being the employee party.

Structure of NECTOI

As per the specifics laid in the Labour Act, NECTOI is headed by a chairman. The chairmanship is on a rotational basis i.e. employer /employee. The chairman heads the board (Main Council). The Main Council has delegated functions to various subcommittees namely:

•       Wage negotiations

•       Collective bargaining

•       Exemption and Deregistration

•       Staff and Finance

•       Health and Wellness

•       Trustees

Membership to these subcommittees is based on equal representation of employer /employee party. These committee members who are drawn from transport industry  are called Councillors  and do not form part of NEC Secretariat.

NEC SECRETARIAT

•       The Secretariat is responsible for running the business of the council and is comprised of full time employees headed by the General Secretary. It has the following departments:

•       The Labour Department which is the engine of the NEC and is constituted of appointed Designated Agents who ensure that there is harmony in the transport operating industry.

•       Health and wellness department is responsible for carrying out health awareness programmes in an effort to combat the scourge of AIDS and non communicable diseases which are a threat to the transport industry

•       Accounts department is responsible for the finances  of the NEC.                                 

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