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Strike on 2nd Sep, 2015: Govt assured on Bonus enhancement, Wages formula and Union agreed to reconsider the proposed strike
Strike on 2nd Sep, 2015: Govt assured on Bonus enhancement, Wages formula and Union agreed to reconsider the proposed strike:
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Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
27-August-2015 21:05 IST
Inter
Ministerial Committee Holds Wider Consultations with Trade Unions on
Charter of Demands Appeals to Reconsider Proposed Call for Strike in
View of Discussions
The Second
meeting of Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) continued discussion on 12
Demands Charter of Trade Unions for the second day here today in
continuation of discussions held yesterday. The Committee comprises Shri
Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister, Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, MoS(IC) Labour
and Employment, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, MOS(IC) Petroleum and Natural
Gas, Shri Jitendra Singh, MoS DOPT, and Shri Piyush Goel, MoS
(IC),Power. During the discussions Trade Unions expressed concern and
asked for clarifications on their demands. Addressing their concerns and
expectations, the Finance Minister explained policies on which the
Government is working and assured that the Government is committed to
welfare of labour. Underlining the importance of role of Trade Unions,
Shri Jaitely assured the Central Trade Unions that all labour laws
reforms will be done with due discussions and tripartite consultations.
In view of
the discussions held in conducive and cordial atmosphere, the IMC
appealed to Trade Unions to reconsider the proposed call for strike on
2nd September, 2015.The Trade Unions have agreed to consider the appeal.
In view of
the suggestions given by Central Trade Unions in the meetings held on
19th July, 26th August and 27th August, 2015, the Government assured the
following :
1. Appropriate legislation for making formula based minimum wages mandatory and applicable to all employees across the country.
2. For the
purposes of bonus the wage eligibility limit and calculation ceiling
would be appropriately revised. Earlier in 2006-07 the calculation
ceiling was decided at Rs.3500/- and eligibility limit was wage of
Rs.10,000/- per month which is proposed to be revised to Rs.7,000 and
Rs.21,000 respectively.
3. The
Government is expanding the coverage of social security and working out
ways to include construction workers, Aanganwari workers ,ASHA workers
and Mid Day Meal workers.
4.
Regarding contract workers the Government assured that they will be
guaranteed minimum wages. Moreover, the Government is working out ways
so that workers of industries will get sector specific minimum wages.
5.
Government has already enhanced minimum pension for EPFO members and
every pensioner gets minimum pension of Rs.1000/- per month perpetually.
6. Labour
laws reforms will be based on tripartite consultations as already stated
by the Prime Minister. The States are also being advised to follow the
tripartite process.
7. For
strict adherence to labour law enforcement, advisory has been issued to
the State/UT Governments and strict monitoring has been initiated by
Central Government.
8. For
employment generation Mudra Yojana, Make in India, Skill India and
National Career Service Portal initiatives have been taken.
9.
Abolition of interviews for all primary jobs which do not require any
special knowledge/expertise, is being done for transparency and
expediting the process of recruitment.
10.
Inflation is lowest in the last many years excepting two items onion and
pulses. Government is taking necessary steps to contain the higher
prices of these two commodities also.
It was
further clarified that there is no ban on filling up of vacancies in
Government jobs and all concerned Departments are taking necessary
action to fill-up these vacancies. It was further assured that the
Government is committed to job security, wages security and social
security to the workers. The issue of equal wages for equal work for
contract workers is an issue requiring wider consultations and a
committee will be constituted, if required.
Thursday, 27 August 2015
Salary Hike for Government Employees Likely to be Delayed by 2 Months
NEW DELHI: A salary hike for lakhs of government employees will be delayed by two months by a panel that decides on their salaries, according to sources.
The 7th Pay Commission is not expected to lower or increase the retirement age for 54 lakh government employees, but its final report on salary hike that was to be submitted to the Centre by the end of this month, has been delayed till September 15.
According to sources, there will be no interim report of the Commission, and the new wage salary whenever accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance, will be effective from January 1 next year.
The chairman of the 7th Pay Commission, Justice AK Mathur has asked for a two month extension from the government. The Commission was appointed by the previous UPA regime in February 2014, and was given 18 months to submit its report.
Nearly 90 per cent of government employees work in the armed and paramilitary forces, while others are in railways and postal department.
Sources said that the Commission was hoping that the government would take a call on One Rank One Pension, so they could modulate their own formulation in terms of pay revision.
The Commission is also expected to take a call on lateral entry and performance based pay, which has been discussed for years, but with no real solution.
During the monsoon session of Parliament earlier this month, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament said, that the salary outgo of central government employees will rise 9.56 per cent to Rs. 1,00,619 crore in the current fiscal year.
Next year, it could increase further at 15.79 per cent to nearly Rs. 1.16 lakh crore, with the likely implementation of the 7th Pay Commission award, said the statement tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
The 7th Pay Commission is not expected to lower or increase the retirement age for 54 lakh government employees, but its final report on salary hike that was to be submitted to the Centre by the end of this month, has been delayed till September 15.
According to sources, there will be no interim report of the Commission, and the new wage salary whenever accepted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's National Democratic Alliance, will be effective from January 1 next year.
The chairman of the 7th Pay Commission, Justice AK Mathur has asked for a two month extension from the government. The Commission was appointed by the previous UPA regime in February 2014, and was given 18 months to submit its report.
Nearly 90 per cent of government employees work in the armed and paramilitary forces, while others are in railways and postal department.
Sources said that the Commission was hoping that the government would take a call on One Rank One Pension, so they could modulate their own formulation in terms of pay revision.
The Commission is also expected to take a call on lateral entry and performance based pay, which has been discussed for years, but with no real solution.
During the monsoon session of Parliament earlier this month, the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework Statement tabled in Parliament said, that the salary outgo of central government employees will rise 9.56 per cent to Rs. 1,00,619 crore in the current fiscal year.
Next year, it could increase further at 15.79 per cent to nearly Rs. 1.16 lakh crore, with the likely implementation of the 7th Pay Commission award, said the statement tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Cabinet clears four-month extension to 7th Central Pay Commission
The
Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today
gave its approval for the extension of the term of the 7th Central Pay
Commission by four months up to31.12.2015.
The Central Pay Commission was constituted by the Central Government on 28.2.2014. According to the Resolution dated 28.2.2014, by which the Commission was constituted, it is to make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution that is by 27th August, 2015.
In view of its volume of work and intensive stake-holders' consultations, the 7th Central Pay Commission had made a request to the Government for a four month extension up to 31.12.201
Source : PIB(Release ID :126354)
The Central Pay Commission was constituted by the Central Government on 28.2.2014. According to the Resolution dated 28.2.2014, by which the Commission was constituted, it is to make its recommendations within 18 months of the date of its constitution that is by 27th August, 2015.
In view of its volume of work and intensive stake-holders' consultations, the 7th Central Pay Commission had made a request to the Government for a four month extension up to 31.12.201
Source : PIB(Release ID :126354)
Prime Minister expressed concern over the grievances of public relating to post offices
The
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired his fifth interaction
through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active
Governance and Timely Implementation.
In course of his review today, the Prime Minister expressed concern at the grievances relating to post offices. Noting that postal services are vital for the poorest sections of society, he directed the Department of Posts to work towards improvement in service delivery, especially in areas such as payment of policy benefits, money orders, postal savings accounts, and delay in delivery of post.
The
Prime Minister reviewed the progress of key infrastructure projects in
the Railway, Road, Power, Telecommunication and Agri-Infrastructure
sectors, spread over several states including Andhra Pradesh, Telangana,
Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal,
Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The projects
reviewed also included the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor and
Chennai Metro Rail. The Prime Minister urged speeding up of work for
early completion of the projects.
Shri Narendra Modi reviewed the scheme for provision of mobile services in Left Wing Extremism affected areas. Emphasizing that mobile connectivity was extremely essential for the common man, particularly in backward areas, he urged all concerned States to accelerate implementation of the scheme.
The Prime Minister was given a demonstration of the progress of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) scheme, through live video conferencing with three police stations in the States of Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. He called for enhancing both the level of sophistication, and the speed of implementation of this scheme across the country.
Source : PIB
In course of his review today, the Prime Minister expressed concern at the grievances relating to post offices. Noting that postal services are vital for the poorest sections of society, he directed the Department of Posts to work towards improvement in service delivery, especially in areas such as payment of policy benefits, money orders, postal savings accounts, and delay in delivery of post.
Shri Narendra Modi reviewed the scheme for provision of mobile services in Left Wing Extremism affected areas. Emphasizing that mobile connectivity was extremely essential for the common man, particularly in backward areas, he urged all concerned States to accelerate implementation of the scheme.
The Prime Minister was given a demonstration of the progress of the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) scheme, through live video conferencing with three police stations in the States of Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. He called for enhancing both the level of sophistication, and the speed of implementation of this scheme across the country.
Source : PIB
