UFBU MEETING ON 4th JULY 2013

UFBU MEETING ON 4^th JULY 2013

UFBU Meeting was held on 4^th July 2013 in Chennai under the chairmanship of                   Com. Vinil Saxena, President, National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE).  The meeting deliberated at length, apart from the issues being confronted by the bank employees and officers, the developments at national level and its likely impact on Banking Industry.

          It was noted with serious concern the delay in wage revision negotiations and the lack of seriousness on the part of Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) in taking up the issues raised by the Unions in the Common Charter of Demands. 

LIC AND GIC EMPLOYEES CHARTER OF DEMANDS

UFBU has submitted charter of demands on 30.10.2012.

Two months has gone. Still negotiations are not started.

Reason quoted is “Still many banks have not sent their mandate to IBA to negotiate on their behalf with UFBU”.

In the mean time I wish to remind readers that last time Banks got 17.5% as wag revision. Even out this some crore of amount was set aside to SBI for compensating pension cost of PSBs.

Whereas LIC and GIC employees got 25 to 30% as wage increase.

OFFICERS CHARTER OF DEMANDS

FOUR OFFICER  Unions submitted the Common Charter of demands to 

IBA today (30.10.2012) for the 7th Joint Note!!


HIGHLIGHTS!!

Regulated Working Hours – 36.5 hours a week demanded

·        Scale Merger - Scale 1 to 4 and Scale 5 to 7.

·        Merger of DA - September 2012 -4876 points.

·        Change in the Pattern of DA Compensation.

·         Introduction of Grade pay.

·        PQP   & FPP – compensation redefined

·        Hike in HRA as per 6^th Pay Commission and introduction of Self Lease.

·        Introduction of Incentive for working in Rural Areas.

·        Post Allowance, Risk Allowance are to be introduced.

·        Improvement in Hospitalization Scheme

·        Improvements in LFC – mode of travel  etc.,

·        Introduction of Ex-gratia.

·         Introduction of new facilities For Lady Officers 

·        Appropriate up gradation of the Leave entitlements.

·         Increase in the incidental expenses on transfer.

·        Roll Back to old pension scheme for those who joined on or after 1.4. 2010 from new pension scheme.

·        Gratuity at one  month for every year of service without ceiling

·         Terminal Benefits shall be outside the load factor.

·        Introduction of Banking Administrative Tribunal.

·        Up gradation of pension for pensioners.

·        LFC and Hospitalization for Retired Employees

·        Date of Effect  01.11.2012

click the following link for the original document submitted to IBA

7th Joint Note





FOLLOWING IS  TEXT format:

COMMON CHARTER OF DEMAND

        COMMON CHARTER OF DEMANDS

FOR REVISION OF WAGES AND

SERVICE CONDITIONS

UNDER 10^TH BIPARTITE SETTLEMENT

(AIBEA+ NCBE + BEFI +INBEF +NOBW)

Five Award staff Unions submitted the Common Charter of demands to 

IBA today (30.10.2012)

HIGHLIGHTS!!

**Increase 30% for Clerks and 35% for Substaff .

**Stagnation Increments without ceiling.

**Increase in Spl.Allow. commensurate with risk and responsibility, over and above merging of D.A.

** D.A. increase every month.

** Petrol cost reimbursement.

**Casual leave 18 days, P.L. accumulation up to 300 days.

** Cost of Hospitalisation reimbursement to be outside wage cost

** Overtime for connectivity problem/late sitting.

**Reimbursement of lodging bill over and above Halting allow.,

** 5 days week to be introduced.

**Education loan on concessional rate to staff.

** Pensioners/Retired Employees:

   PF 12%,

   Gratuity calculation revision,

   New Pension Scheme to be withdrawn for newly recruited employees,

   Updation pension with every settlement

   100% D.A. nutralisation,

   Family pension improvement,

   Extending 2^nd pension option to all resigned employees,

   LFC and Hospitalisation for retired employees,

   Cost of superannuation benefits should be outside wage cost.

Following is the copy of  charter of demands:

		CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR FULL DETAILS 10 B.P.S DEMAND ORIGINAL DOCUMENT! for Those want to read in text form=>

AIBEA CHARTER OF DEMANDS!!

Common charter of demand is yet to be finalised. In the mean time AIBEA came out with their own demand list.

We have to wait and watch how many of these find place in final common charter of demands and how many will be achieved at the end of negotiations.

HIGHLIGHTS OF DEMANDS!

¨       STAGNATION INCREMENTS ONCE IN 2 YEARS TILL RETIREMENT OR PROMOTION TO HIGHER CADRE.

* ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY OF HEAD CASHIERS COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR DUTIES AND POWERS.

¨       ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN SPECIAL PAY OF SPECIAL ASSISTANTS AND RE-DEFINING THEIR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES/ PASSING POWERS.

 RENT TO BE REIMBURSED ON PRODUCTION OF RECEIPT UPTO 150% OF HRA RATE.

¨      HRA BASED ON CAPITAL COST OF OWN HOUSE TO BE PAID TO EMPLOYEES OWNING HOUSES.

¨      WHERE EM0PLOYEES OWN VEHICLES – 35 LTRS FOR CLERKS AND 25 LTRS FOR SUBSTAFF PER MONTH.

¨       WHERE EMPLOYEES DO NOT OWN VEHICLES – RS. 1000 P.M.

¨      PRIVILEGE LEAVE:   ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE INCREASED TO 360 DAYS. 

 HOSPITALISATION COST TO BE OUTSIDE THE WAGE COST.

¨      Education Allowance – up to 2 children.  

   NPS to be withdrawn and all new employees from 1-4-2010 covered by NPS to be covered by old scheme under Pension Regulation 1995.

 Refund of contribution to pension fund to the employees who joined between 1.11.1993 but before Pension Regulation came in force in 1995/1996

  Extending 2^nd option facility to employees who resigned between 1995 and 27.4.2010.

 Periodical Pension updation along with wage revision of service employees.

  Cost on superannuation benefits should be outside wage cost.

Ex-gratia in lieu of bonus be paid to all employees.

Five day week should be introduced.

Pension updation, uniform 100 % DA for all pensioners, improvement in family pension etc.

Charter of demands

1.          BASIC PAY

¨       REVISION OF BASIC PAY W.E.F. 1-11-2012 BY MERGER OF D.A. UPTO THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE INDEX OF JULY-SEPT. 2012 ¨       CONSTRUCTION OF REVISED PAY SCALES BY LOADING THEREAFTER AT 30 % FOR CLERKS AND  40 % FOR SUBSTAFF ¨       STAGNATION INCREMENTS ONCE IN 2 YEARS TILL RETIREMENT OR PROMOTION TO HIGHER CADRE. ¨       STAGNATION INCREMENT TO BE GIVEN IN ALL CASES OF REVERSION  FROM OFFICER TO CLERICAL CADRE AND CLERICAL TO SUBSTAFF CADRE ¨       FITMENT ON STAGE TO STAGE ¨       UNIFORM FITMENT FORMULA ON PROMOTION FROM SUBSTAFF TO CLERK AND CLERK TO OFFICER CADRE