BEFI wants wage pact before polls--The Hindu
The State committee of the Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) has sought the wage pact for bank staff should be settled before the coming general election.
The federation was voicing concerns over the delay in including the wage agreement of bank employees that expired a year ago.
BEFI’s State general secretary C.J. Nadakumar alleged here on Thursday that IBA, the apex body of bank managements, had been creating obstacles in bipartite negotiations by raising counter demands aimed at dismantling the decades-old bipartite mechanism in banking industry.
He also accused the Central government of adopting a discriminatory attitude towards bank employees.
While the Central government had been quick to announce a pay commission for its staff though it was due only in 2016, the Finance Ministry had been maintaining total silence on wage revision of bank employees.
New recruits
The BEFI State general secretary said unattractive wage structure in banking industry had been driving away new recruits and it was in the interest of the industry to offer an attractive wage revision.
Cooperative sector
The talks for wage revision in cooperative banking sector in the State had also got deadlocked, the federation said.
Employees organisations in the cooperative sector were getting ready to launch an agitation.
The federation appealed to State government to avoid unrest by allowing wage revision in State cooperative sector.
22.02.2013 - First meeting on 10th BPS between UFBU & IBA held.It was formal and introductory in nature. Next meeting fixed on 04.03.13.
02.03.2013 - Meeting scheduled on 04.03.13 postponed, next date to announce later.
22.04.13 - IBA tabled the statistics of current staff expenditure. Next meeting in the middle of May 2013.
07.06.2013 - UFBU suggested wage revision talks should be completed in time. IBA explained their issues like C to C, wage talks only up to scale 3 etc. IBA said it will inform the % of offer in the next meeting.
07.08.2013 - UFBU met Finance Minister for speedy conciliation of wage talks.
12.08.2013 - IBA agreed effective date of wage revision will be from 01.11.2012; mediclaim policy recommended by IBA instead of hospitalization expenses.
11.10.2013 - IBA said they don't have the mandate to give the quantum of wage increase.
BEFI one of the main constituent of UFBU, is now awakened and started saying that the IBA is delaying the Wage Revision of Bank personnel. I do not understand why they have not raised during the March 2013 when the IBA was postponing the date of meeting and no announcing the next meeting date etc. As the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls are nearing, and being a party to the delays all along these periods with IBA, now one after another the unions are coming out openly against IBA and seeking early settlements for Wage. These circumstances have now raised that whether we shall get a better Wage Revision atleast on par with Central Govt counterparts or a pea nut.
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