PROFILE

• Full Name: Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers

• Abbreviation: ZUFIAW• Membership: 4,000• Motto: ‘Workers First’• Founded: Rhodesian Society of Bank Officials (RHOSOBO),

17th November, 1961

Name Transition

• Zambia Union of Bank Officials (ZUBO), 23rd November, 1970• Zambia Union of Financial Institutions (ZUFI), 1978• Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied workers

(ZUFIAW) 1984-Date

Affiliation

• Union Network international (UNI)• Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ)

Office Location

• 1st Floor Luangwa House, Cairo Road, Lusaka, Zambia• Post Office Box 31174, Lusaka, Zambia• +260 231364/ +260 222105/ +260 226216• hq@zufiaw.org• www.zufiaw.org

Sector Representation

• Banks, Insurance, Building Societies, Microfinance, Pensions, all financial related and allied institutions.

General Secretary

• Mr. Chingati Msiska

Objectives of the Union

• To effect complete organisation of workers in the financial sector.• To apply funds of the Union interalia for the purpose of providing

assistance to members in the event of distress and providing legal assistance to members in connection with their employment.• To regulate members' wages, salaries and other conditions of

work.• To endeavour to regulate relations and settle disputes between

member's inter-se employees and employers and between members and non-members by amicable agreement.

Objectives of the Union

• To provide for the advancement of workers education and their participation in national development programmes.• To affiliate to any registered Federation of Trade Unions.• To establish, carryout, participate in printing or publishing a

Newspaper, Journal, Pamphlets or any publication in the interest of the Trade Union or Trade Unionism.• To invest Union funds into viable ventures.

Recognition & Collective Agreements

• Bank of Zambia• Barclays Bank Zambia• Blue Finance Services Ltd• Cavmont Bank Ltd• Cetzam Financial Services• Development Bank of Zambia• Elite Insurance Brokers Limited• Finance Bank Zambia Limited• Finance Building Society limited• FINCA Zambia• First Alliance Bank Zambia Limited• First National Bank

Recognition & Collective Agreements

• Goldman Insurance Limited• Indo-Zambia Bank Limited• Intermarket Banking Corporation • Investrust Bank Plc• Local Authorities Superannuation • National Pension Scheme Authority• National Savings & Credit Bank• Public Service Pensions Fund• Pensions and Insurance Authority

Recognition & Collective Agreements

• Public Service Pensions Fund Board• Professional Life Assurance• Standard Chartered Bank Zambia Plc• Workers Compensation Fund Control Board• Zambia National Commercial Bank Plc• Zambia Centre for Accountancy Studies • Zambia National Building Society • Zambia Public Procurement Authority• Zambia State Insurance Corporation Limited

National Executive Council

• Ackim Mweemba President• Joseph Muma Vice President• Chingati Msiska General Secretary• Peggy Mubanga (Ms) Assistant General Secretary Organisation and

Administration• Mutelo Mabenga Assistant General Secretary, Business and Finance• Alfred Chifota Trustee• Evaristo Mwansa Trustee• Maureen Mwanangweshi (Ms) National Women’s Chairperson• Marjory C Mutale (Ms) National Women’s Vice Chairperson

Secretariat

General Secretary

Director Research Director Workers Education Accountant Women's Desk

coordinator

9 SUPPORT STAFF

• Executive Secretary• Accounts Assistant• Research Assistant• IT Administrator• Clerical Officer• Driver• Informal Sector Co-ordinator (Part Time)• Care Taker- Training Centre• Housekeeper – ZUFIAW Guest House

Union Structure

Quadrennial Conference

• Composition

• National Executive Council, District and Branch Committees and Women’s Committees • Functions

• To receive and consider reports from District Branches and Districts.• To receive and consider the General Secretary's report on the activities of the Union for

the period under review and proposed programme of action for the next four years.• To receive, consider and approve the audited Financial Report for the year under

review.

Quadrennial Conference

• To hear and decide on any appeals.• The Quadrennial Conference shall have the power to alter or rescind

any of these articles.• To receive and consider nominations and election of National

Executive Council.• The Quadrennial Conference shall have the power to send away from

the Conference any delegate(s) found flouting any of these articles.

ANNUAL Conference 

• Composition

• National Executive Council, District and Branch Committees and Women’s Committees

• Functions

• To receive and consider reports from Branches and Districts.• To receive and consider the General Secretary's report on the activities of

the Union for the current year.• To receive, consider and approve the audited financial report for the year

under review.

Annual Conference• To hear and decide on any appeals.• To consider and approve the nominated candidate(s) co-opted into

the National Executive Council.• The Conference shall have the power to alter, rescind any of these

articles.• To conduct by-elections for any vacant post in the event of the

Conference disapproving the nominated candidate(s) co-opted into the National Executive Council.• The Conference shall have the power to send away from the

Conference any delegate(s) not conforming with any of these Articles.

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

• The National Executive Council shall ensure strict observance of these articles by all members of the Union.• Where an appeal has to be heard and in the absence of either the

Annual or Quadrennial Conference, the National Executive Council shall have the power to appoint a special Committee composed of the National Executive Councillors and one (1) representative from each District Committee who have to hear the appeal.

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL• Duties and Powers• • The National Executive Council shall do its best to attain the objects of

the Union.• The National Executive Council shall ensure that Union funds are

utilised in the best interest of the organisation and its members.• The National Executive Council shall interpret these articles when

necessary and shall determine any point on which these articles are silent.

National Executive Council

• The National Executive Council shall have the power to suspend, fine or dismiss any member, Branch or District Committee members who contravene any of these articles. Where a fine or suspension is imposed, the amount shall not exceed K10,000.00 (Ten Thousand Kwacha) and the period of suspension shall not exceed twelve (12) calendar months.• The National Executive Council shall ensure strict observance of these

articles by all members of the Union.

National Executive Council

• Where an appeal has to be heard and in the absence of either the Annual or Quadrennial Conference, the National Executive Council shall have the power to appoint a special Committee composed of the National Executive Councillors and one (1) representative from each District Committee who have to hear the appeal.

NATIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE

• Composition • • National Women’s Committee Chairperson• National Women’s Vice Chairperson• National Women’s Secretary – Women’s Co-ordinator• 4 Committee Members

NATIONAL YOUTH COMMITTEE

• Composition

• National Youth Committee Chairperson• National Youth Committee Secretary• 3 Committee Members

DISTRICT COMMITTEES LUSAKA, NDOLA AND KITWE

• Composition • • District Committee Chairperson• District Committee Vice Chairperson• District Committee Secretary• District Committee Vice Secretary• District Committee Treasurer• District Committee Vice Treasurer• 4 Committee members

Duties

• To co-ordinate and monitor Branch activities in the District.• To ensure complete organisation of all members in all the Branches in the

District.• • To ensure strict control and fair distribution of funds to the Branches. The

District Chairman, District Secretary, District Treasurer and any other member of the District Committee shall be signatories to the District Account.• To ensure high standard of discipline among Branch Officials and members in

the District.• To maintain an up to date register of members in the District and furnish a copy

of such a register to the Union Head Office on quarterly basis.

Duties

• To settle disputes and grievances referred to it by the Branches.• To submit an annual statement of account to the Head Office of the

Union with supporting documents or vouchers by 15th October.• To register with the General Secretary soon after the District is

formed.

DISTRICT BRANCH COMMITTEES

• To co-ordinate and monitor Branch activities in the District.• To ensure complete organisation of all members in all the Branches in

the District.• To ensure strict control and fair distribution of funds to the Branches.

The District Chairman, District Secretary, District Treasurer and any other member of the District Committee shall be signatories to the District Account.• To ensure high standard of discipline among Branch Officials and

members in the District.

ANNUAL Conference• Composition • • National Executive Council, District and Branch Committees and Women’s Committees• • Functions • • To receive and consider reports from Branches and Districts.• To receive and consider the General Secretary's report on the activities of the Union for the current year.• To receive, consider and approve the audited financial report for the year under review.• To hear and decide on any appeals.• To consider and approve the nominated candidate(s) co-opted into the National Executive Council.• The Conference shall have the power to alter, rescind any of these articles.• To conduct by-elections for any vacant post in the event of the Conference disapproving the nominated

candidate(s) co-opted into the National Executive Council.• The Conference shall have the power to send away from the Conference any delegate(s) not conforming

with any of these Articles.•

 District Women’s Committee

• Composition• District Women’s Chairperson• District Women’s Vice Chairperson• District Secretary• 2 Committee Members

Branch Committees

• To ensure complete organisation of workers in the Branch.• To attend to disputes and settle grievances.• To ensure that there is good employee/employer relationship and Health and

Safety Committees at places of work.• To conduct general meetings as often as possible.• To ensure and maintain high standard of discipline among all Union Members

and Officials.• To maintain an up-to-date register of the members.• Where a Branch maintains an Account, an annual statement shall be submitted

to Head Office with supporting documents/vouchers by 15th October.

Branch Women’s Committee

• Composition• • Branch Chairperson• Branch Vice Chairperson• Branch Secretary• 2 Committee Members

Rank and File

• Composition • • All employees in the financial institutions where ZUFIAW has

Recognition Agreements who do not hold union position.

ZUFIAW Philosophy

ORGANISINGWORKERS

UNITY OF PURPOSE(SOLIDARITY)

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING