The Constitution: approved by the Board of Ministers

The Council of Ministers in the meeting dated 1971/07/10, according to the proposal of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and based on Note 2 of Article 1 of the Establishment Law of the Labour and Social Security Institute, adopted on February 8, 1971, approved the Constitution of the said institute as described in the attachment.

Article 1- The labour and social security institute, which is called the institute this constitution, will have a Head and a Board of Trustees.

Article 2- The duties and authority of the Board of Trustees are as follows:

A- Determining the policy of the institute and making a decision about it.

B- Examining the report of the Head of the Institute about the measures and plans carried out in the previous year and the future plan of the institute and approve them.

C- Approving the annual budget and account of the Institution.

D- Selection of the Head of the Institute according to the proposal of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs.

E- Selection of the auditor of the Institute among real or legal persons.

F- Approving the financial, educational, administrative and employment bylaws, as well as other required bylaws of the Institute, which are prepared and proposed by the Institute.

G- Approving of the chart of the Institute and description of its departments’ duties.

H- Determining the salary of the Head and the auditor of the institute.

I- Making decision about the Institute cooperation with national and international organizations.

Article 3- Membership in the Board of Trustees is honorary. The meetings of the Board of Trustees will be formalized with the presence of the majority of the members, chaired by the minister of labour and social affairs and in any case, the decisions made by the approval of six members will be valid.

Article 4 - Regular meetings of the board of trustees are held at least twice a year upon the invitation of the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Extraordinary meetings will be organized, as required, according to the proposal of the Head of the Institution and the invitation of the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

Article 5- The Head of the Institute can participate in the meetings of the Board of Trustees without having the right to vote. Also, the Chair of the Board of Trustees can invite experts and other competent persons to participate in the meetings of the Board of Trustees without having the right to vote.

Article 6- The minutes of the Board of Trustees will be signed by the members present in the meeting and a copy of it will be sent to all members of the Board of Trustees with the signature of the Head of the Institute.

Article 7- The Head of the Institute is elected for a period of three years based on the proposal of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs and the approval of the Board of Trustees. If the Head of the Institute resigns or dies before the end of his/her mission, or if his/her change is necessary for some reason, his/her successor will be elected in the same way.

The re-election of the Head of the Institute for the next periods is unimpeded.

Article 8- The Head of the Institute is responsible for all the administrative, executive and educational affairs of the Institute. Dismissing and installing and determining the salaries of the Institute’s employees is in the authority of the Head of the Institute, within the extent of the adopted budget according to the bylaws that will be approved by the Board of Trustees.

Article 9- The Head of the Institute has full authority within the limits of the provisions of this Constitution and the approvals of the Board of Trustees and  can delegate his/her authority to the deputy or, under his/her own responsibility, a part of it to any of the senior employees of the Institute.

Article 10- The Head of the Institute is the representative of the Institute in front of legal or real persons and all legal authorities and can exercise this right personally or through a representative or a lawyer.

Article 11- The auditor can request any financial documents related to the Institution for survey, and the Head of the Institute is obliged to make the requested documents and information available to him/her.

Article 12- The auditor will compare the Institute's financial operations with the Constitution and relevant bylaws, and submit his/her report to the Chair of the Board of Trustees and send a copy of it to the Head of the Institute for information.

Article 13- All funds and incomes of the Institute will be deposited in a special account that will be opened in the Central Bank of Iran and expenses of the Institute will also be paid from this special account with two signatures of the Head and accountant of the Institute.

Article 14- The surplus of the institute's annual used income and credits will remain in the Institute's account as a reserve and can be used in the following years with the approval of the Bboard of Trustees.