ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS ASSOCIATION Circular No.7:VI:2014 March 17, 2014 To: ALL UNITS / STATE COMMITTEES Dear comrades, WAGE REVISION – 10TH ROUND DISCUSSION ON NON-MONETARY ISSUES The 10th round of wage revision discussion with IBA core committee was held at Mumbai on 14th March, 2014 at 14.30 hrs. As usual, all the eleven unions have participated in this round also. 2. IBA committee was headed by Shri R.K.Dubey, CMD, Canara Bank, Shri Rajiv Rishi, CMD, CBI, Shri Rakesh Sethi, CMD, Allahabad Bank, Shri Shailesh Verma, GM, SBI, Smt.Sushmalbali, GM, PNB, Shri Raj Kiran Rai, GM, CBI, Shri M.V.Tanksale, CEO, IBA, Shri K.Unnikrishnan, Dy.CEO, IBA, besides the HR officials from IBA. 3. Since this round of their discussion is held after 5th March meet with Government authorities, the representatives of the IBA more or less concurred with the press information appeared in the “Economic Times”. The initial opening remarks of the IBA team on percentage of wage rise were only 10% of payslip components. 4. As this meeting was specifically meant for discussion on non-monetary issues which were taken up for discussion in the previous round coupled with some issues listed in the joint Charter of Demands. The issues are: [a] 5 DAYS WEEK: It was informed that this issue was taken up with Govt. of India earlier, who have refused to see reasons solely because of financial inclusion. However, the issue was effectively placed, based on the total transformation from brick and mortar banking to digitalisation era coupled with other similarly placed Institutions working for 5 days made the IBA to concede our request for re-presenting the same to higher authorities for necessary action. [b] REGULATED WORKING HOURS: On our presentation based on the Goipuria Committee report on customer committee, IBA representatives, while appreciating our concern, suggested to the team to present the same by way of a note specifically containing the alternatives to provide the comfort zone to officers in the Banking system. [c] PENSION RELATED ISSUES: [i] Family Pension [ii] 100% DA to all retirees prior to 01.05.2005 [iii] Updation of pension IBA was also sharing our concern in the matter of issues of the Pensioners, however, agreed to address the first two issues as a priority one followed by the third as all the three items carry a cost. 5. Housing to new Recruitees: In view of the large scale recruitment in clerical cadre, housing accommodation has become a serious problem because of high rental. It was insisted in the discussion to favourably consider the demand. 6 Hospitalisation Expenses enhancement: It was reiterated again in this round that upward revision in the Hospitalisation enhancement should be favourably considered by IBA. In response, IBA, has urged the representatives to reconsider the stand on the proposal of hospitalisation linked to Mediclaim Insurance Scheme. Further all relevant clarification required will be certainly addressed by IBA. 7. Compassionate Ground Appointments: UFBU, vide its letter dated 30.10.2012, has requested IBA to recommend to Govt. of India for the compassionate ground appointments only. This issue is hanging on fire right from 31.07.2004 in all the Banks. There was also a commitment before the CLC in the month of January 2008 to consider the issue favourably along with the last wage revision exercise itself. After our reiteration of the demand of appointment only, IBA assured to take up the matter with Govt. of India for favourable consideration. 8. Review of provision of Discipline and Appeal Regulation for officers: It was agreed by IBA to go into details related [D&A] Regulations for officers, in a small committee meeting. The dates will be finalised shortly for the same. 9. Issues concerning Lady officers: Placement and postings of female officers, crèche facility and leave facilities were also taken up for discussion. There is no finality arrived at. However it will be taken up further for discussion with IBA with some more required and relevant inputs. 10. Extension of NER allowance to officers belonging to the seven states: It has been brought to the notice of IBA, that RBI, based on Govt. guidelines, have extended the NER facilities to officers belonging to the States who are promoted and retained in NER itself. IBA has agreed to examine the issue. To conclude, this is the first time that the issues of non-monetary in nature have been taken up for discussion simultaneously with the financial issues. The next round of discussion is expected to be held in the second week of April 2014, when the Nation will be in “Election mode”. Yours comradely, /S.NAGARAJAN/
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