Benefits
of Membership
There are so many benefits in being a member of the RTAI – a great deal
of them practical in nature, but also there is the social and collegiate
dimension of belonging to an ever-growing cohort of former teachers who
have both choice and voice.
The association provides
constant support to its members. Two newsletters are distributed
to members each year, in May and November, and these were expanded
substantially recently to a twelve-page format. These contain
up-to-date information on matters such as salary increases, Social
Welfare matters, Taxation, Budgetary provisions and their likely
implications for members.
We maintain a close
link with the INTO and it is through INTO that negotiations are
conducted to improve conditions for our members. Click on links
here to download current tables showing
Common Basic Salary
scale,
Promoted Posts Allowances and
Academic
and Other Allowances
The RTAI will assist
members with queries on Pensions, Health and Social Welfare
entitlements. For contact
details – see CONTACT (insert hyperlink here) page.
Fiscal
and Insurance Benefits
Members
are entitled to group membership of VHI, Quinn Healthcare and Hibernian
Aviva Healthcare. VHI group scheme offers a 10% reduction in
premiums. VHI can continue to be deducted fortnightly from your
pension, provided you have transferred to the RTAI group scheme.
The other Healthcare Plans are payable from a bank account or credit
card account.
The RTAI has its own
Tax Consultant and its own Financial Consultant. The
Association also has its own Car Insurance Scheme, its own Travel
Insurance and Life Insurance Schemes. RTAI
members also have direct access to Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union Ltd,
as they are part of the common bond. The association issues
membership Cards that enable members to avail of all the INTO discount
schemes, as well as other reductions in various shopping, social and
leisure outlets.
Benefits
from Membership of Branch
By
rule, each branch is obliged to hold two meetings each year - one in the
summer, being the AGM, and one in the winter. Members are encouraged to
attend their Branch meetings and to become fully involved in the
progress of the Association.
There is a vibrant
social dimension to the Association in many Branches. Social
events are organised by these Branches at local level and include
different activities such as coffee mornings, lunches, art classes,
writing classes, computer classes, book clubs, visits to theatres and
galleries, midweek breaks, day trips and sporting events/ activities, as
well as foreign forays!
Advance Pitstop
Benefits for INTO/RTAI Members
Advance Pitstop, Ireland’s
leading car-service specialists, have 40 branches throughout Ireland so are
always handy for servicing, tyres, wipers, exhausts, bulb-replacement
and pre-NCT tests.
Our members can avail of a 10% discount on Advance Pitstop
services and products by mentioning at booking that you are a member of
the INTO Advance Pitstop Corporate Club.
This facility remains operative until May, 2010.
Check ‘Phone Directory to find a branch near you or log on to
www.advancepitstop.com
Eircom Phonewatch
Eircom are giving members a 15% reduction in the cost of a wire-free
home security system – offer valid to 31st October, 2009.
Contact 1850 500 900 or
www.eircomphonewatch.ie
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