Bank unions seeks Jaitley’s intervention in arriving at early wage revision-HBL
Raja was also present at today’s meeting.
Bank employees are looking at a wage revision from November 2012.
In the last round of wage revision settlement signed in 2010 for the period 2007-12, the IBA had agreed for 17.5 percent hike in total salary.
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UFBU Meets New Finance Minister - Complains About Delay and Meager Increase in Wages
The reports indicate that today (*i.e. 27th June, 2014) the representatives of the trade unions of PSB employees met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. General secretaries of nine employee unions under the UFBU were present at the meeting, along with D Raja, member of Parliament from the Communist Party of India (UFBU comprises five workmen unions and four officer association). The leaders sought his intervention to ensure early settlement of negotiations on wage revision.
UFBU convener M V Murali said the union leaders told Jaitley they had held about 10 rounds of discussions with bank managements, but the Indian Banks' Association (IBA) was delaying the settlement. "Despite the fact that 20 months have passed since the negotiations began, no significant improvement has been made towards an expeditious conclusion of the settlement. More, IBA is offering the least increase, quoting non-affordability of banks in paying higher wages, partly because of an increase in non-performing assets," he said. He claimed IBA had offered a "meagre" 11% increase in pay-slip components, against the union's demand of 25%.
The union leaders have told that Mr Jaitley assured representatives of the UFBU that R S Sandhu (Financial Services Secretary) would look into the matter and the settlement process expedited.
Comments by AllBankingSolutions.com :
It appears this was a courtesy call and no agenda was fixed. UFBU appears to have lost an opportunity and should have asked for a formal meeting wherein the representatives of IBA and Secretaries of GoI be present. In the normal circumstances, I would have expected such a meeting with FM, but not under Modi Sarkar, where PM insists that meetings should be not merely formality and for "chai pani" meeting but should result in some concrete results. It seems nobody insisted for formal meeting. Lets hope FM's officials remembers this meeting and ensures that talks are held on weekly / fortnightly basis.
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Representatives of United Forum of Bank Unions (UBFU), comprising mainly of PSU (public sector unit) bank employees, today met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and sought his intervention for early settlement of wage revision negotiations.
"We submitted our representation to the Finance Minister and apprised him of developments with regard to wage negotiations with Indian Banks' Association (IBA)," UFBU Convener M V Murali said after meeting here.
He said the Finance Minister as...sured the delegation that the Financial Services Secretary would look into the matter and the settlement process would be expedited.
"We submitted our representation to the Finance Minister and apprised him of developments with regard to wage negotiations with Indian Banks' Association (IBA)," UFBU Convener M V Murali said after meeting here.
He said the Finance Minister as...sured the delegation that the Financial Services Secretary would look into the matter and the settlement process would be expedited.
The delegation informed that more than 10 rounds of discussions have taken place between bank management and UFBU so far on the issue but IBA is delaying the settlement.
"Despite a lapse of 20 months since the start of negotiations, no significant improvement has been made towards expeditious conclusion of settlement. Moreover, IBA is offering the least increase quoting non-affordability of banks in paying higher wages partly because of increase in Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)," Murali said.
The spiralling cost of living and the high rate of inflation in the last few years has made the life of common man miserable, he said, adding that as against the reasonable demand of 25 per cent increase in the pay slip components, the IBA has offered a very meagre 11 per cent increase.
General secretaries of nine employee unions under the UFBU umbrella were present, along with CPI member of Parliament D Raja, at the meeting with the Finance Minister
"Despite a lapse of 20 months since the start of negotiations, no significant improvement has been made towards expeditious conclusion of settlement. Moreover, IBA is offering the least increase quoting non-affordability of banks in paying higher wages partly because of increase in Non-Performing Assets (NPAs)," Murali said.
The spiralling cost of living and the high rate of inflation in the last few years has made the life of common man miserable, he said, adding that as against the reasonable demand of 25 per cent increase in the pay slip components, the IBA has offered a very meagre 11 per cent increase.
General secretaries of nine employee unions under the UFBU umbrella were present, along with CPI member of Parliament D Raja, at the meeting with the Finance Minister
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