Section 10: Productivity Committees

10. Productivity Committees (1) The Council may set up such Productivity Committees as it deems fit to assist it in discharging its functions. (2) A Productivity Committee may be set up to— (a) advise the Council on appropriate measures to promote and enlist wide support for productivity, quality and competitiveness; (b) monitor productivity, quality and competitiveness in any specific sector and industry and provide feedback to the Council; (c) advise the Council on any matter relating to productivity, quality and competitiveness; (d) enquire into, and report back on, any matter referred to it by the Council; (e) carry out studies and prepare opinion statements, reports, and other documents at the request of the Council; and (f) propose to the Council the undertaking of such studies as may be required and the hiring of such expertise or research assistants as may be considered necessary. [Issue 5] N22 – 4 (3) Where a Productivity Committee is of the opinion that a person may, by reason of his special knowledge, experience or skill, be of assistance, it may co-opt that person to serve on the Productivity Committee. (4) A Productivity Committee shall regulate its meetings and proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit.