Cognizant of the needs of its members ZIMTA
strives to address the needs in a systematic and co-ordinated fashion,
addressing both the tangibles and the intangibles. The benefits are classified
as follows- Individual mutual benefits, legal protection and Collectivism
Individual Benefits
Development workshops, Newsletters, Circulars and Magazines, Credit Schemes, Retirement Benefits and Funeral Assistance
Individual mutual benefits address directly the material, emotional and socio-economic needs of our members.
- Membership education through Study Circles, Leadership, HIV and AIDS and Teacher Management Support workshops.
- Free annual Diary, quarterly magazine, newsletters and circulars through ZIMTA Officers.
- Short and Long-term loans from ZIMTA Cooperative Credit Union
- Savings, Long and short term loans from Masvingo Teachers' Savings And Credit Cooperative Society (MTSACCOS)
Legal Protection
Zimta seeks to provide employment security through the following key benefits, thus providing legal defence to members.
- Central legal protection on industrial related disputes eg. Legal representation for members victimised after collective job action.
- Protection against arbitrary dismissals, unfair treatment and related unfair labour practices.
- Grievance handling, ensuring compliance to terms of employment contracts and representing members in misconduct cases.
Collective Strength
Through industrial collective strength, we foster harmony among educators, harmony is key to strength. " United we bargain, divided we beg"
Collective strength is a buttress to collective bargaining and members operating at this level are operating at the highest level of Association appreciation and are therefore strong pillars to the right to Organize and Collective Bargaining International Organization Labour Organization (ILO) Convention (No.98) of 1949 Protecting the right to organize and collective Bargaining leads to the realization of the following Benefits
- Collective bargaining and protection of gained remuneration and allied benefits.
- Institutionalization of negotiations resulting in legal and binding agreements by negotiating parties.
- Promotion of industrial democracy.
