1. The main role of the supervisor.
Supervisors are mainly responsible for supervising the financial status of the company, the performance of duties of senior management personnel of the company, and other supervisory positions stipulated by the company. It is an indispensable legal supervision institution for every large and medium-sized company.
According to the Company Law, directors, supervisors and senior managers who violate laws, administrative regulations or the articles of association when performing their duties in the company shall bear corresponding liability for compensation.
2. Rights of supervisors.
The supervisor has great power in the company, which can be said to be below one person and above ten thousand people. Supervisors need to supervise the performance of duties of directors and senior managers. You can put forward suggestions for the removal of directors and senior managers who violate laws and administrative regulations.
When the actions of directors and senior managers harm the interests of the company or have harmed the interests of the company, they may ask the directors and senior managers to correct them, and may propose to convene an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders.
3. Composition of supervisory bodies.
According to state regulations, the board of supervisors of a limited liability company should have at least three members. A limited company with a small number or scale may have only one or two supervisors instead of a board of supervisors.
The members of the board of supervisors of a wholly state-owned company shall not be less than 5, among which the employee representatives shall not be less than 1/3, and the trade unions in the board of supervisors shall be elected by the employees of the company. However, there is no mandatory requirement for foreign-funded enterprises to set up supervisory boards.
The position of supervisor plays an important role in large companies. A good supervisor can make the company's work style correct, and can also guarantee the company's interests and avoid the company's personnel or projects touching the red line.