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| 1971-06-01 | ZWE-1971-L-55226 |
Zimbabwe
Employment accident and occupational disease benefit | |
The State Service (Disability Benefit) Act, 1971 (Cap. 274)
Printed Separately, 33 p.
Provides for the payment of compensation on the death or injury of persons employed by the state and arising from official duties. Part One governs benfits and the application of the act. Provides for the conditions under which persons are entitled to benefits and the time within which compensation may be claimed. Allows for remedies against both the state and third parties. Part Two establishes the Disablement Benefits Board to determine the entitlement of persons to receive compensation. Establishes the Disablement Benefits Appeal Board to hear appeals. Sets the powers and duties of these boards and the implications of board decisions. Part Three governs compensation for disablement. Regulates the assessment of the degree of disablement and the amount of disablement pension. Provides for medical examinations and treatment. Regulates medical expenses. Provides for inter alia, compensatory sick leave and sick pay, widow's and child's pensions, funeral expenses, clothing, children, and educational allowances. Part Four makes general regulations. Regulates the payment of reduced compensation if an injury occured to a person with a pre-existing disablility or condition. Governs assessment of earnings. Provides for payment procedures in the case of polygamous wives. The Schedule regulates the calculation of degrees of disablement and the calculation of allowance amounts.
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| 1996 | ZWE-1996-L-47996 |
Zimbabwe
Social assistance and services | |
Legal Aid Act 1996 (No. 18 of 1997).
Official Gazette, Acts, pp. 233-244
Establishes a Legal Aid Directorate which shall provide legal aid to indigent persons. Repeals the Legal Assistance and Representation Act (Chapter 9:13).
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| 1985 | ZWE-1985-R-1604 |
Zimbabwe
Social assistance and services | |
Zimbabwe Refugees Regulations. S.I. No. 130.
Printed separately, 24 p.
S. 16: assistance and allowance payable to refugees. S. 18: employment of refugees (when considering non-Zimbabweans for employment, an employer shall give preference to refugees).
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| 1997-01-03 | ZWE-1997-M-46354 |
Zimbabwe
Administration and financing | |
Pensions Review (No. 23) Notice, 1997 (S.I. 1 of 1997).
Government Gazette, Supplement, 1997-01-03, pp. 1-5
Inter alia, provides for increases in payments for pension, disability pension, and payments for widows from polygamous marriages.
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| 1994-08-26 | ZWE-1994-M-39881 |
Zimbabwe
Administration and financing | |
National Social Security Authority (Pension and Other Benefits Scheme) (Amendment) Notice, 1994 (No.1) (S.I. 193 A of 1994)
Government Gazette, Supplement, 1994-08-26, pp. 920A-920F
Empowers the Ministry of Public Service, Employment, and Social Welfare to fix the rate of disability pension of workers on whose behalf social security contributions have been paid for more than 12 months. Gives retired workers whose contributions have been paid the right to a periodical payment of their retirement pension. Sets retirement age at 65 years, but allows workers in ardous working conditions to retire upon their attainment of the age of 55; provides for cases in which contributions should be refunded; allows funeral grants; and regulates the payment of concurrent benefits under different schemes.
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Amended text(s):
1993 (ZWE-1993-M-35775)
National Social Security Authority (Pension and other Benefits Schemes), 1993. (S.I. No. 393 of 1993). |
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| 1994-07-08 | ZWE-1994-M-39340 |
Zimbabwe
Administration and financing | |
National Social Security Authority (Pensions and Other Benefits Scheme) (Registration and Contribution) Notice, 1994
Zimbabwean Government Gazette, 1994-07-08, p. 738A
Imposes an obligation on every employee, except employees in public service and domestic workers, to register and contribute as employees for the purposes of the National Social Security Authority (Pension and Other Benefits Scheme) Notice 1993 (S.I. 393 of 1993).
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Basic text(s):
1993 (ZWE-1993-M-35775)
National Social Security Authority (Pension and other Benefits Schemes), 1993. (S.I. No. 393 of 1993). |
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| 1993-09-28 | ZWE-1993-R-37010 |
Zimbabwe
Administration and financing | |
Public Service (Voluntary Retirement) (Amendment) Regulations, 1993 (No. 1) (S.I. No. 293A of 1993)
Government Gazette, Supplement, 1993-09-28, p. 1998A
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