Welfare Fund Policy

The New Zealand Trade and Industrial Waters Forum (NZTIWF) welfare fund has been set up to provide support for members and/or their immediate families in cases of, but not limited to, bereavement, serious illness, and hardship.

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The application must detail the name of the recipient, contact details and type of support requested as well as the reason for the application.

Purpose

The New Zealand Trade and Industrial Waters Forum (NZTIWF) welfare fund has been set up to provide support for members and/or their immediate families in cases of, but not limited to, bereavement, serious illness, and hardship.

Application

Any financial or life member of NZTIWF can submit a written application to a committee member or the Executive Office (EO), for consideration either for themselves or on someone’s behalf.

The application must detail the name of the recipient, contact details and type of support requested as well as the reason for the application.

Criteria

The recipient(s) must be a current, past or life member of NZTIWF or an immediate family member.

Funding Intent

Distributed funds are not intended to replace or supplement income and would normally be in the form of a one-off amount or item as a gift from NZTIWF members.

Examples may be, but not limited to, food voucher(s), fuel/travel voucher(s), flowers and/or card.

Source of Funds

The funds raised is through donations, Sheriff’s fine collections at the annual conference and through other fundraising activities.