Notice is hereby given that the 57th Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Election of Council Members 2023 - 2025 of the Singapore Human Resources Institute (SHRI) will be held on:

Date & day: 24 March 2023, Friday

Time: 7.00pm (Registration will be done at 6:15pm)

Mode: Hybrid

Venue: 137 Cecil Street, #09-01 Cecil Building, Singapore 069537 & Zoom Meeting

Kindly RSVP latest by 16 March 2023 for your attendance at AGM Meeting by registering on this link. A confirmation email will be sent to registrants.

AGENDA

1. Opening Address by President
2. To confirm the Minutes of the 56th AGM held on 25 March 2022
3. To discuss any matters arising from the Minutes of the 56th AGM
4. To receive and adopt the 56th Annual Report of the Executive Council for the period 26 March 2022 to 23 March 2023
5. To receive and adopt the Financial Report for the financial year ended 31 December 2022 as certified by the auditors
6. Re-appoint auditor for FY2023
7. To consider and adopt the proposed changes to the by-laws of the Constitution as per Appendix A​.
8. To transact any other matter of which notice in writing has been given to the Honorary Secretary at least seven consecutive days before the meeting. Kindly email to Honorary Secretary, Ms Charmaine Sim @ simkmc@hotmail.com and cc SHRI Secretariat office, Ms Nurul Amira @ nurulamira@shri.org.sg
9. To elect President (2023 – 2025)
10. To elect Executive Council (2023 – 2025)

BY ORDER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Honorary Secretary

Ms Charmaine Sim, MSHRI

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ELECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS 2023 - 2025

Please be informed of the above comprising the following:

President and Seventeen other Council Members on 24 March 2023.

At the first meeting of the elected Council, the duly elected President shall then appoint the following office bearers:

1. Three Vice Presidents
2. The Honorary Secretary
3. The Assistant Honorary Secretary
4. The Honorary Treasurer
5. The Assistant Honorary Treasurer

We would like to bring your attention to Article IV clauses 2(a)(i), (ii), (b)(i), (c)(i), Article V clause 3(b) and Article VI clauses 2(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (b), (c) of the Constitution regarding elections which stipulate as follows:

ARTICLE IV – MEMBERSHIP

2. Rights and Privileges of Members

a) Any Accredited Professional member or Professional member who is a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident shall:

i. have the right to propose or second an applicant for Associate membership, nominate or second a candidate for election and stand for elections

ii. have the right to speak and vote at general meetings of the institute

b) Student, Associate and Honorary Life members shall:

i. have all the rights and privileges and benefits of Professional membership except the right conferred on Professional members under Article 2 a)(i) above and the right to vote at general meetings of the Institute

c) Social members shall:

i. be admitted into the recreational facilities and premises of the Institute but shall not be admitted into the rights and privileges of the Student, Associate, Professional or Honorary Life members as stated in Article IV 2(a) and 2(b) above

ARTICLE V - ENTRANCE FEE AND SUBSCRIPTION

3. Arrears of Subscription

b) A Professional member who is in arrears of subscription shall not be eligible to propose or second an application for membership, nominate or second a candidate for election, stand for elections, vote in elections, vote at general meetings of the Institute or enjoy any other rights of a member.

ARTICLE VI – ADMINISTRATION

2.

a) A candidate for election to the Council:

i. must be proposed and seconded by two Accredited Professional members or Professional members of the Institute;

ii. must have been a member of the Institute for at least 12 months before nomination;

iii. shall not have any criminal record nor is an undischarged bankrupt,

b) The name of the candidate must be submitted in writing to the Honorary Secretary and every candidate for election shall signify in writing, his consent to his nomination.

c) The list of candidates for election shall be closed seven consecutive days before the date of the annual general meeting.

Nomination Process for Council Members 2023 - 2025:

1. Requesting of Nomination Form:

• All the Nomination forms are to be collected by proposer or representative (with an authorized letter given by proposer) from SHRI Secretariat by email request to Membership team: membership@shri.org.sg no later than 10:00am, 16 March 2023.
• Verification and recording of NRIC no. is mandatory upon the facilitation (by email) of nomination form

2. Submission of Nomination Form:

• The completed form, with signatures of the Proposer, Seconder and Nominee, has to be submitted to SHRI Secretariat by emailing membership@shri.org.sg no later than 5pm, 16 March 2023.
• A scanned copy of NRIC (front and back) of Proposer and Nominee is mandatory for submission.

Thank you.

Yours Sincerely,

Honorary Secretary

Ms Charmaine Sim, MSHRI

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Appendix A - Proposed Constitution Changes

Please click on the link for the proposed changes​ for SHRI Constitution.