Copy of cir Ref: 2016/601 dated:08.12.2016
issued by All India Bank Retirees Federation (AIBRF) to its Office Bearers/ Central Committee Members/ State Body
Chiefs on 100% DA issue, is reproduced here under for information:
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Dear Comrade,
Re: Filing of Case with Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner(Central), Mumbai 0n 05.12.2016 as industrial dispute in 100 percent DA matter We wish to advise you that as per the decision taken in Nagpur Central Committee Meeting, We have since filed the case as industrial dispute in the matter of 100 percent Dearness Allowance with the Deputy Labour Commissioner (Central) Mumbai on 05.12.2016. The notices have been served to the Indian Bank Association and unions who are parties to the settlement.
2. As per the advice of the advocate handling the matter, broadly the following points have been raised in our petition
(a)Dearness Allowance formula was improved for employees with effect from 01.05.2005 under the wage settlement(8th settlement) signed, However, there is no specific provision in the settlement for improved DA allowance payable to pensioners. While issuing instructions to member banks, IBA took decision at the administrative level to exclude those retired prior to November 2002 from the benefit of improved formula. Whether such administrative instruction of IBA in the absence of specific provision in the settlement is legally tenable.
(b) Depriving the pensioners who retired prior to November 2002 from the improved formula of DA that too without any specific provision in the settlement is discriminative and violative to the provisions of the constitution. We hope CLC will convene the meeting for conciliation proceedings in the matter shortly. We shall keep you informed the developments in the matter from time to time.
United Bank case In 100 percent Dearness Allowance decided by Division Bench of Kolkata High Court.
We may also inform you that in coordination with AIBRF , United Bank of India Retired employees Welfare Association has since filed caveat in the Supreme Court with the prayer to hear retiree stand before admitting any SLP filed by the bank management. Further as per the legal advice received , the United Bank of India Retired employees; welfare association had filed review petition in the Division bench of Kolkata High Court for making some correction in the judgement which inadvertently crept in with the prayer to make the required modification to remove any ambiguity in the judgement. We understand the review petition was argued two days back and closed and the decision is expected shortly.
We are keeping close watch in the matter and shall take further appropriate action required to protect interest of the retirees in coordination with the affiliate and as per the legal advice received.
Yours Sincerely,
( S.C.JAIN )
GENERAL SECRETARY
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Dear Comrade,
Re: Filing of Case with Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner(Central), Mumbai 0n 05.12.2016 as industrial dispute in 100 percent DA matter We wish to advise you that as per the decision taken in Nagpur Central Committee Meeting, We have since filed the case as industrial dispute in the matter of 100 percent Dearness Allowance with the Deputy Labour Commissioner (Central) Mumbai on 05.12.2016. The notices have been served to the Indian Bank Association and unions who are parties to the settlement.
2. As per the advice of the advocate handling the matter, broadly the following points have been raised in our petition
(a)Dearness Allowance formula was improved for employees with effect from 01.05.2005 under the wage settlement(8th settlement) signed, However, there is no specific provision in the settlement for improved DA allowance payable to pensioners. While issuing instructions to member banks, IBA took decision at the administrative level to exclude those retired prior to November 2002 from the benefit of improved formula. Whether such administrative instruction of IBA in the absence of specific provision in the settlement is legally tenable.
(b) Depriving the pensioners who retired prior to November 2002 from the improved formula of DA that too without any specific provision in the settlement is discriminative and violative to the provisions of the constitution. We hope CLC will convene the meeting for conciliation proceedings in the matter shortly. We shall keep you informed the developments in the matter from time to time.
United Bank case In 100 percent Dearness Allowance decided by Division Bench of Kolkata High Court.
We may also inform you that in coordination with AIBRF , United Bank of India Retired employees Welfare Association has since filed caveat in the Supreme Court with the prayer to hear retiree stand before admitting any SLP filed by the bank management. Further as per the legal advice received , the United Bank of India Retired employees; welfare association had filed review petition in the Division bench of Kolkata High Court for making some correction in the judgement which inadvertently crept in with the prayer to make the required modification to remove any ambiguity in the judgement. We understand the review petition was argued two days back and closed and the decision is expected shortly.
We are keeping close watch in the matter and shall take further appropriate action required to protect interest of the retirees in coordination with the affiliate and as per the legal advice received.
Yours Sincerely,
( S.C.JAIN )
GENERAL SECRETARY
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Source:AIBRF website
Can IBA create classes between pensioners just on the basis of date of retirement. Secondly we have been listening lately the fresh argument of IBA that it does not have the mandate of banks to discuss the pension issues, but IBA had been continously tweaking the rules concerning payment of pensions in different bipartites. In the seventh bipartite rules were changed to calculate pension on the basis of pre-revised pay . In the eighth bipartite, pension rules were again changed for calculation of pension. In the ninth bipartite pension rules were again changed for second pension option. In case IBA is not having mandate to talk about pension issues than all the changes made in the pension rules so far since 1997 are ultra-virus and all the payments so far made on the basis of changed rules are illegal and should be restored back to the pension funds by the IBA. As far as pension issues are concerned AIBRF is the only registered trade union of retired employees to which IBA can talk.
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ReplyDeleteRecently I happened to read a letter by cbpro to iba dispelling iba stand on mandate by banks im the matter of extensionof tje benefit of 100 percemt da to pre 2002 retrees. Let us wai for iba reaction. My persoanal view is we must figjt it in tje peoples court and in streets. Regards to all. 9445430928 chennai
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