Dear Comrades,
Bipartite Talks on Charter of Demands on wage revision Discussions with IBA on 18-8-2018.
Joint Circular issued by AIBEA-NCBE-BEFI-INBEF-NOBW:
“As informed earlier, another round of Bipartite Talks (8th round of Small Committee discussions) was held by Indian Banks’ Association with our 5 Workman Unions yesterday at Mumbai.
IBA team consisted of:
Shri Rajkiran Rai G (MD/CEO, Union Bank of India)–Chairman of the Committee
Shri B. Rajkumar, Dy. Chief Executive, IBA,
Shri M.K. Gupta, GM-HR, Bank of India,
Shri Punit Jain, GM-HR, PNB,
Shri T.S. Seshadri, GM-HR, Indian Bank,
Shri S.K. Suri, GM-HR, Allahabad Bank
Shri Sanjay Prakash, DGM-HR, SBI.
Shri S.K Kakkar, Sr. Advisor-HR&IR, IBA
Shri K S Chauhan, Sr.Vice President, HR&IR, IBA
Our team consisted of representatives from our 5 Workman Unions as under:
Com C H Venkatachalam, AIBEA
Com Rajen Nagar, AIBEA
Com S K Bandlish, NCBE
Com Balaji, NCBE
Com Pradip Biswas, BEFI
Com Subhash Sawant, INBEF
Com Upendrakumar, NOBW.
The meeting took stock of the discussions held so far in the last 7 rounds of talks held between our Unions and the IBA’s Small Committee team and arrived at the following tentative understandings.
• Settlement will be effective from 1-11-2017.
• Settlement will cover 37 Banks ( 20 PSBs, 10 Private Banks and 7 Foreign Banks). Mandate to be received from IDBI Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland.
• When an employee is transferred from one station to another, instead of normal HRA, he/she will be paid HRA on Rent Receipt basis. Suitable ceilings will be prescribed.
• Branches located in Special Economic Zone/EPZ, etc. to be paid HRA at par with Project Areas.
• Notice period for availing Privilege Leave (other than for LFC) will stand reduced to 10 days.
• Privilege leave taken on sick grounds when there is no sick leave will not be counted as an occasion of availing PL.
• Beyond 30 years of service, additional sick leave will be granted at 1 month per year subject to a max. of 720 days in entire service. ( it is 630 days now) i.e. 3 months additional sick leave.
• Women employees can avail sick leave for the sickness of their children (upto 8 years of age) on production of medical certificate.
• Extra ordinary Leave on loss of pay can be availed for 120 days at a time ( it is 90 days now).
• Maternity Leave can be availed in combination/continuation with other kind of leave.
• Medical Bills for Maternity can be given after joining the Bank after availing ML irrespective of period.
• 2 months leave with salary will be granted for Hysterectomy where ML limit is exhausted.
• Paternity Leave can be sanctioned even in case of child adoption.
• Absence from office due to curfew, riots, prohibitory orders, natural calamities, flood, etc. will be treated as special leave on duty.
• LFC: permissible Distance will be revised as 2200 km/4400 km for non-substaff and 2600 km/5200 km for substaff (only for actual travel and not for encashment).
• Road Mileage charges will be revised from Rs. 6 per km to Rs. 8 per km.
• Train fare by Shatabdi and Rajdhani express trains (non-Executive Class) will be reimbursed under LFC if travel is undertaken by these trains. ( For encashment, existing rules will continue).
• Charges for local sightseeing while on LFC will be reimbursed within the entitlement on production of bills from approval operators.
• GST charges on train fare will be reimbursed.
• For employees working in North East States, LFC will begin from Guwahati and the fare from their place of work to Guwahati will be additionally paid. Similarly, Andaman Nicobar islands to Chennai/Kolkata, Lakshadweep to Kochi, far-flung area branches in Himalayas and J & K to nearest major railway station will be additionally reimbursed under LFC in addition to normal entitlement.
• For actual travel under LFC, train fare under dynamic fare system as on the date of booking of tickets will be reimbursed.
• One more option will be given to choose between 2 years block or 4 years block.
• Income criteria for definition of dependents will be revised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000
• Employees removed from service under Voluntary Cessation Scheme will be eligible for retirement benefits including pension, if otherwise eligible.
• Employees removed from service under Voluntary Cessation Scheme will be given the chance to represent against the decision.
• Facility of Crèche for children of women bank employees will be examined in the light of Government guidelines.
• For employees transferred out of station under Deployment policy, the compensation amount will be revised from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per month.
• When employees shift their personal effects while on transfer to another station, Breakage charges will be paid at Rs. 1650 for clerks and Rs. 1100 for substaff ( on production of receipt) or Rs. 1100 for clerks and Rs. 825 for substaff (on Declaration basis).
• For definition of Family, physically/mentally challenged children of employees will continue to be treated as dependents even after their marriage subject to income criteria.
• Revision/increase in Conveyance Allowance to Physically Challenged employees will be suitably recommended to the Government.
• Our demand for exemption of entire retirement benefits from the purview of Income Tax will be recommended to Government for their consideration.
• Service Charges under New Pension Scheme will not be recovered from the employees and will be paid by the Banks.
• When employees are sent to outstation for official duties, the rate of Diem Allowance/Halting Allowance will be increased after further discussions.
• Guidelines will be worked out for reimbursement of Hotel Rent in such occasions subject to certain agreed ceilings.
• Increase in Ex-Gratia amount payable to pre-1986 retirees/surviving spouse will be recommended to Government.
• Other Allowances like Cycle Allowance, Washing Allowance, Split Duty Allowance, etc. will be increased by 15%.
Issues to be discussed further/to be finalised :
• Total quantum of increase in wages
• Index point for merger of DA to work out the new Pay Scales.
• Merger of Special Allowance with Basic Pay
• Revised DA formula
• Revision in Special Pay, FPP, PQP
• Improvement in Stagnation increment
• Increase in HRA, Transport Allowance
• Leave Bank system, Child Care Leave, Sabbatical Leave, Increase in Privilege leave /Encashment of PL
• Increase in Annual medical Aid and improvement in Medical Insurance Scheme
• Improvement in formula for calculation of Gratuity
• Separate entitlement of LFC for husband and wife working in the same Bank
• 5 Day Banking
• PF contribution @12%
• North East Allowance
• Improvement in formula for Family Pension
• Periodical updated of Pension
• DA linked Pension in lieu of NPS for new recruits
• Bringing all categories of pensioners to common Index level of 11th BPS.
• Disciplinary Action procedures, punishments, etc.
Next round of meeting of the Full Negotiating Committee will be held by the first week of September, 2018. Further developments will be informed to members in due course.”
Bipartite Talks on Charter of Demands on wage revision Discussions with IBA on 18-8-2018.
Joint Circular issued by AIBEA-NCBE-BEFI-INBEF-NOBW:
“As informed earlier, another round of Bipartite Talks (8th round of Small Committee discussions) was held by Indian Banks’ Association with our 5 Workman Unions yesterday at Mumbai.
IBA team consisted of:
Shri Rajkiran Rai G (MD/CEO, Union Bank of India)–Chairman of the Committee
Shri B. Rajkumar, Dy. Chief Executive, IBA,
Shri M.K. Gupta, GM-HR, Bank of India,
Shri Punit Jain, GM-HR, PNB,
Shri T.S. Seshadri, GM-HR, Indian Bank,
Shri S.K. Suri, GM-HR, Allahabad Bank
Shri Sanjay Prakash, DGM-HR, SBI.
Shri S.K Kakkar, Sr. Advisor-HR&IR, IBA
Shri K S Chauhan, Sr.Vice President, HR&IR, IBA
Our team consisted of representatives from our 5 Workman Unions as under:
Com C H Venkatachalam, AIBEA
Com Rajen Nagar, AIBEA
Com S K Bandlish, NCBE
Com Balaji, NCBE
Com Pradip Biswas, BEFI
Com Subhash Sawant, INBEF
Com Upendrakumar, NOBW.
The meeting took stock of the discussions held so far in the last 7 rounds of talks held between our Unions and the IBA’s Small Committee team and arrived at the following tentative understandings.
• Settlement will be effective from 1-11-2017.
• Settlement will cover 37 Banks ( 20 PSBs, 10 Private Banks and 7 Foreign Banks). Mandate to be received from IDBI Bank, Catholic Syrian Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland.
• When an employee is transferred from one station to another, instead of normal HRA, he/she will be paid HRA on Rent Receipt basis. Suitable ceilings will be prescribed.
• Branches located in Special Economic Zone/EPZ, etc. to be paid HRA at par with Project Areas.
• Notice period for availing Privilege Leave (other than for LFC) will stand reduced to 10 days.
• Privilege leave taken on sick grounds when there is no sick leave will not be counted as an occasion of availing PL.
• Beyond 30 years of service, additional sick leave will be granted at 1 month per year subject to a max. of 720 days in entire service. ( it is 630 days now) i.e. 3 months additional sick leave.
• Women employees can avail sick leave for the sickness of their children (upto 8 years of age) on production of medical certificate.
• Extra ordinary Leave on loss of pay can be availed for 120 days at a time ( it is 90 days now).
• Maternity Leave can be availed in combination/continuation with other kind of leave.
• Medical Bills for Maternity can be given after joining the Bank after availing ML irrespective of period.
• 2 months leave with salary will be granted for Hysterectomy where ML limit is exhausted.
• Paternity Leave can be sanctioned even in case of child adoption.
• Absence from office due to curfew, riots, prohibitory orders, natural calamities, flood, etc. will be treated as special leave on duty.
• LFC: permissible Distance will be revised as 2200 km/4400 km for non-substaff and 2600 km/5200 km for substaff (only for actual travel and not for encashment).
• Road Mileage charges will be revised from Rs. 6 per km to Rs. 8 per km.
• Train fare by Shatabdi and Rajdhani express trains (non-Executive Class) will be reimbursed under LFC if travel is undertaken by these trains. ( For encashment, existing rules will continue).
• Charges for local sightseeing while on LFC will be reimbursed within the entitlement on production of bills from approval operators.
• GST charges on train fare will be reimbursed.
• For employees working in North East States, LFC will begin from Guwahati and the fare from their place of work to Guwahati will be additionally paid. Similarly, Andaman Nicobar islands to Chennai/Kolkata, Lakshadweep to Kochi, far-flung area branches in Himalayas and J & K to nearest major railway station will be additionally reimbursed under LFC in addition to normal entitlement.
• For actual travel under LFC, train fare under dynamic fare system as on the date of booking of tickets will be reimbursed.
• One more option will be given to choose between 2 years block or 4 years block.
• Income criteria for definition of dependents will be revised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000
• Employees removed from service under Voluntary Cessation Scheme will be eligible for retirement benefits including pension, if otherwise eligible.
• Employees removed from service under Voluntary Cessation Scheme will be given the chance to represent against the decision.
• Facility of Crèche for children of women bank employees will be examined in the light of Government guidelines.
• For employees transferred out of station under Deployment policy, the compensation amount will be revised from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per month.
• When employees shift their personal effects while on transfer to another station, Breakage charges will be paid at Rs. 1650 for clerks and Rs. 1100 for substaff ( on production of receipt) or Rs. 1100 for clerks and Rs. 825 for substaff (on Declaration basis).
• For definition of Family, physically/mentally challenged children of employees will continue to be treated as dependents even after their marriage subject to income criteria.
• Revision/increase in Conveyance Allowance to Physically Challenged employees will be suitably recommended to the Government.
• Our demand for exemption of entire retirement benefits from the purview of Income Tax will be recommended to Government for their consideration.
• Service Charges under New Pension Scheme will not be recovered from the employees and will be paid by the Banks.
• When employees are sent to outstation for official duties, the rate of Diem Allowance/Halting Allowance will be increased after further discussions.
• Guidelines will be worked out for reimbursement of Hotel Rent in such occasions subject to certain agreed ceilings.
• Increase in Ex-Gratia amount payable to pre-1986 retirees/surviving spouse will be recommended to Government.
• Other Allowances like Cycle Allowance, Washing Allowance, Split Duty Allowance, etc. will be increased by 15%.
Issues to be discussed further/to be finalised :
• Total quantum of increase in wages
• Index point for merger of DA to work out the new Pay Scales.
• Merger of Special Allowance with Basic Pay
• Revised DA formula
• Revision in Special Pay, FPP, PQP
• Improvement in Stagnation increment
• Increase in HRA, Transport Allowance
• Leave Bank system, Child Care Leave, Sabbatical Leave, Increase in Privilege leave /Encashment of PL
• Increase in Annual medical Aid and improvement in Medical Insurance Scheme
• Improvement in formula for calculation of Gratuity
• Separate entitlement of LFC for husband and wife working in the same Bank
• 5 Day Banking
• PF contribution @12%
• North East Allowance
• Improvement in formula for Family Pension
• Periodical updated of Pension
• DA linked Pension in lieu of NPS for new recruits
• Bringing all categories of pensioners to common Index level of 11th BPS.
• Disciplinary Action procedures, punishments, etc.
Next round of meeting of the Full Negotiating Committee will be held by the first week of September, 2018. Further developments will be informed to members in due course.”
45 comments:
All important items are settled . only lesser important issue like increase in wage ,merger point , da formua to be discussed.
Please tell to issue a BPL card to award and sub staff......Because their salary is much lesser than officer...
wow whats a joke... everything in plate but main course in pending......5 day banking , wage settlement..
Dear Mr. Normal Ghosh, these are all very important points.
""Total quantum of increase in wages
• Index point for merger of DA to work out the new Pay Scales.
• Merger of Special Allowance with Basic Pay
• Revised DA formula
• Revision in Special Pay, FPP, PQP
• Improvement in Stagnation increment
• Increase in HRA, Transport Allowance
• Leave Bank system, Child Care Leave, Sabbatical Leave, Increase in Privilege leave /Encashment of PL
• Increase in Annual medical Aid and improvement in Medical Insurance Scheme
• Improvement in formula for calculation of Gratuity
• Separate entitlement of LFC for husband and wife working in the same Bank
• 5 Day Banking
• PF contribution @12%
• North East Allowance
• Improvement in formula for Family Pension
• Periodical updated of Pension
• DA linked Pension in lieu of NPS for new recruits
• Bringing all categories of pensioners to common Index level of 11th BPS.
• Disciplinary Action procedures, punishments, etc."
Only horse egg will be produced regarding this issue union leaders hum log ko...
Banana rahe
Next meeting date?
Please increase leave encashment from 240 days to 300 days as per central government employees.
We need only five days banking,leave encashment,running scale, twenty percent increase,special pay merger in basic pay.
Leave encashment upto 300 days
All other matters except revision of wages was discussed even after 8 rounds of massive dialogues !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DA portion on Special allowances was ignored for pension so far,may please be considered for fixation of pension retrospectively. The amount may be meagre but useful for the Pensioners.
Ha ha ha... Good judgement dear. The points they had discussed were important points What will we do with wage revision
Pura ghotala hai. Public hai sab janti hai...
This time everything discussed except wages. Whether the discussions will be initiated on pensioners issues.
What is about pension and family pension
one more picnic day ended
During last Bipartite,
Some so called Retired Unions,
Abused by name,
UFBU leader on one hand,
And IBA Executives on the other hand,
When you abuse , A Giver (IBA)
& The taker ( UFBU ) both,
They joined their hands and
Showed Thumb Down )
Sir, You are requested not to publish Derogatery Views of your readers,
Only then the Pensioners can get some thing through Bipartite .
How many strikes will be there before settlement?
Ongc starting basic for officers Rs 60000. Are our leaders competent enough???First Dey said meeting in end of August. Now Dey are saying meeting in first week of September.
When government paying family pension to unmarried daughters then why not the union leaders convinced IBA to start this pension. We should be ashamed that we are sending these inhuman leaders to negotiate.
Leave encashment at the time of retirement must be increased to 300 days as in govt staff
Any update on the pension option to resignees.with 30 years.of service
Yes u r correct
Only we may get 10% hike
All bogus point
Ye Kon sa game jisme kohi last round nahi hai between iba and so called union leader hum sab bank staff ko banate raho
Good bipartite only after obtaining debate from each comrades as it is a good sign of resources.
This time everybody wants a good package because of hard work for the bank as well as for government. Lot of changes also may also b happen in near future.
Union people are just wasting time.. Jis speed se progress krr rahe.. 2022 tk hi possible hai
When is the next round of talks on wage revision.
Round of talks no matter.it will take another two years because the status of bank workers is begging.
LFC permissible revised distance extended for clerk 200 km. Why subs staff 100km.
We are not understood why not same basic same increment in our bank. Award staff clerk and subs staff received same basic pay but received a subs staff half increment from clerical staff.
If you have the courage call indefinite Strick until suitable agreement signed.
We banker want BPL card.please help us to get it.
Resigned bank officers pension option those completed more than 30years service????. This issue ommited in UFBU talks.
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Is there any date fixed for next date for 11th bps
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Please also raise voice of compensate appointment family members of deceased employee. We have not get compensate appointment due to 05.08.14 circular.
Kumar Sir Please raise voice we have not get compensate appointment due to 05.08.14 circular. My father expired on 05.03.14.
We have lost our bread earner and your staff member.Plz see the tear of children.
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15% is fixed between iba and ufbu,they r just kidding
Not more than 37000
Hare baba settlement bath chod do hamarivalese nahi hota aaram apka Kam karlo
i hope this wage revision gets active before the next one is due....
RBI CAN DO WHY UFBU NOT.TAKE SEVERE ACTION AGAINST IBA.TAKE MASSIVE AGITATION,DHARNA,RALLEY,HUNGER STRIKE ABOVE ALL INDIFINIIN STRIKE UNTIL AMICABLE SETTLEMENT. IBA,S VIEU IS BANK WORKERS ARE BEGGER SO WHAT THEY GIVE IBA MUST ACCEPT . MY DEAR COMREAD IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TAKE SEVERE ACTIONA JUST LIKE RBI IF NOT THEN ARRENGE TO ISSUE BPL CARD FOR ALL BANKER.
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