Revision of Headquarter Allowance admissible to Group-'A' Officers

 DoPT Order: Revision of Headquarter Allowance admissible to officers of organised Group-A' Services posted in Headquarters Organisations — reg.

F. No. 4/2/2013-Estt(Pay-II)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, P.G. & Pensions
(Department of Personnel & Training)

North Block, New Delhi ,
Dated 17th January, 2014

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

 

Subject: Revision of Headquarter Allowance admissible to officers of organised Group-A' Services posted in Headquarters Organisations — reg.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's Office Memorandum No. 2/8/97-Estt. (Pay-11) dated 16th July, 1998, on the above subject and to say that consequent upon the decision taken by the Government on the recommendations made by the Sixth Central Pay Commission, the President is pleased to decide that the existing rates of Headquarter Allowance may be doubled.

2. These orders shall not apply to officers of services the cadres of which consist only of posts at the Headquarters organisations as also to officers of services who are not entitled to any special pay/special allowance while posted as Under Secretary/Deputy Secretary or 'Director in the Central Secretariat.  These orders shall be effective from the first date of the month in which this O.M is
issued.
4. In so far as application of these orders to officers of the Indian Audit & Accounts Department is concerned, these orders are being issue in consultation with the Comptroller & Auditor General of India.

sd/-
(Mukesh Chaturvedi)
Deputy Secretary (Pay)

Source: www.persmin.nic.in
[http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02est/4_2_2013-Estt.Pay-II-17012014.pdf]

Clarification regarding 30 days EL to Industry Employees of OFB

PC of A (Fys) clarification letter No. Pay/Tech-II/1058, Dated 10.01.2014 regarding 30 days EL w.e.f. 20.07.1998 to be granted to Industry Employees (IEs) of OFB:

Office of the Principal Controller of Accounts ( Fys.)

1.0-A,S.K.Bose Road, Kolkata-700001
No. Pay/Tech-II/1058
Date: - 10/01/2014

To
All Cs of F&A(Fys.)/Br.AOs,

    Sub:- Authorisation of Earned Leave in respect of Industrial Employees (IEs) Of Ord. Fys and Ord. Equip. Fys.
Ministry of Defence vide ID No.8/1R108/D(Fy.II) dated 25/09/20,13 has clarified that the Industrial Workers employed in Ordnance factories are entitled for 30 days Earned Leave (Annual Leave) with wages. With the issuance of the clarification the provisions contained in DOP&T OM dated 20-07-1998 has become equally applicable to Industrial Employees, opted to be governed under Factories Act for Earned Leave purpose by virtue of the provisions contained in Section 78 of the Factories Act, 1948. Further, on specific queries, the Ministry confirmed that the clarification should be given effect from 20-07-1998.

In view of the above following instructions are issued for immediate implementation:

1) Entitlement of 30 days Earned .Leave for each completed year of service may be extended to IEs who are guided under Factories Act invoking provisions of Section 78 of Factories Act.

2) The benefit of calculation of leave wages as per Section 80 of the Factories Act may be extended only to those piece workers who already opted to be guided under Factories Act for EL purpose on or before 31/10/2005. No fresh option in this regard is acceptable.

3) Crediting of 30 days EL for those IEs, as specified in Para 2, may be made w.e.f. 20/07/1998 subject to maximum accumulation of 120 days upto 06/11/2006 and 300 days thereafter.

4) Calculation of leave wages of such Industrial employees, as mentioned in Para 2 and debiting of availed leave in their leave account is to be made taking into account .intervening Sunday g & Holidays as inclusive of availed leave. Hence, instead of the existing formula of P/(N-S), their leave wages may be calculated as per regular establishment i.e. taking into account the formula of P/N where 'P' means the Basic Pay and piece work profit actually earned in the month immediately preceding the leave. If holidays fall during the currency of the availed Earned Leave, 'Holiday Pay' should not be allowed separately.

(Avra Ghosh)
Joint Controller of Accounts(Fys.)

Source: http://bpms.org.in/
[http://bpms.org.in/documents/ies-leave-2k1s.pdf]

Strike Notice by UFBU on 20th and 21st January 2014 - Deferred

Strike Notice by UFBU on 20th and 21st January 2014 - Deferred
Indian Bank Associations Circular: Strike Notice by UFBU on 20th and 21st January 2014 - Deferred

HR & Industrial Relations
No.CIR/HR&IR/Q/2013-14/8684

January 17, 2014

Chief Executives of Member Banks
which are parties to the Bipartite Settlement

Dear Sirs,

Strike Notice by UFBU on 20th and 21st January 2014 - Deferred

Please refer to our Circular No.CIR/HR&IR/Q/2013-14/8576 dated 3rd January 2014 regarding the strike call given by the United Forum of Bank Employees (UFBU) on 20th and 21st January 2014.  In accordance with the submission in conciliation meeting held on 13.1.2014, we had convened meeting with the Unions/Associations on date. On being satisfied with the further improvement in offer in wage hike by IBA, the UFBU has decided to defer the strike schedule on 20th & 21st January 2014.

Member banks may kindly take note of the above and convey suitably to all their establishments.

Yours faithfully,
PRABIR MOULIK
SENIOR ADVISOR

Source: Iba.org