Members Terms Of Service

• Membership to the Professional Body is voluntary.
• Prospective members shall be required to apply for membership by completing the appropriate membership application form and paying the required fee.
• Administrator would be required to present the prospective member to the Membership Committee.
• Confirmation of membership shall be communicated once the member has been approved by the Membership Committee.
• An applicant shall be expected to subscribe to the Professional Body’s Constitution and to its Code of Conduct and rules & regulations, upon acceptance of membership.

• Compliance with Occupational Health and Safety requirements shall be mandatory.
• Members shall comply with the Code of Conduct and shall be expected to conform to the Constitution of the Professional Body.
• Members are committed to the payment of a membership fee.
• It is envisaged that the members shall uphold the vision and mission of the Professional Body as stipulated in this document.
• It is expected from members to treat one another with respect, to act ethically and to be professional in whatever Hospitality & Tourism service is performed.

Paid up members have the right to:

• • Participate in general meetings,
  • Vote on matters where member’s input is required, as proposed by the Board,
  • Propose system modifications and to contribute positively to the improvement of the professional designation scheme.
  • Report the following without the fear of retribution:
    • Unsafe operating practices
    • Raise complaints against system and / service providers
    • Appeal against decisions made

• Membership expires if it is not renewed annually, or alternatively, when a member resigns of his / her own free will. Written notification to the Board is necessary to leave the Professional Body, one month before the cycle of the current year.
• The Member’s Designation is only valid for the period of affiliation.
• The Professional Body, through the Membership Committee, may suspend, take disciplinary action, or terminate a member’s membership. The termination of membership occurs when:
  • Member’s actions are found, through an impartial disciplinary process, to be in violation of the Code of Conduct or contravening the Constitution of the Professional Body.
  • A member refrains from paying annual membership fee;
  • A member is removed from an office of trust by a court of law or is convicted of an offence for which the sentence is imprisonment without the option of a fine.