NFAEE

Friday, November 21, 2008

DAE EMPLOYEES ON WAR PATH

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees
NFAEE
Regn.No.17/9615
Recognised by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007
JCM Office, Brindavan, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094
Website: www.nfaeehq.blogspot.com
Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/08/184 Date: 20.11.2008

To

All Affiliates
NFAEE

Dear Comrades,

Hopes that all affiliates might gave the notice for the next phase of action programme, Observing November Salary day as Black Day and holding Dharna on 3rd December 2008 in all units.

Similarly hopes that protest meeting against the Government’s arbitrary decision to stipulate conditions to avail Child Care Leave (CCL) by which majority of the women employees may not get the benefit of the leave. Al affiliates are requested to send the details of the meeting.

FOURTH PHASE OF THE ACTION PROGRAMME:

24 HOURS LONG FAST at Mumbai and solidarity programme in units

The meeting of the office bearers of Mumbai based unions and associations and the office bearers of NFAEE were held on 18th November 2008 and decided the FOURTH PHASE of ACTION PROGRAMME as follows:

· 24 hours long fast shall be organized in Mumbai on 17th December 2008. The programme shall be start at 16.30 hours on 17th December and will conclude on 18th November 2008 at 16.30 hours.

· To participate in the 24 hours long fast on 17th/18th December, each association should send one of the chief executive (President/General Secretary/Treasurer) of the affiliated union or association

· To express solidarity all affiliates should organize DAY LONG FAST on 18th December 2008 from morning 8.30 hours to 16.30 hours.

· Care should be taken while sending the office bearer to attend the 24 Hours Long Fast at Mumbai, not to affect the preparation for solidarity programme at the unit level. (Participation of President/General Secretary or Treasurer should not be the excuse for not organizing the programme in units on 18th December 2008)

· In Mumbai the unions and association will explore the possibility to mobilize the family members of the employees on 17th evening.

· On 18th December in all units mobilization should be carried out to bring the maximum of the employees at the venue where the Fast organized.

· Also special effort may be taken to bring the supervisory cadres in the joint movement.

· Maximum mobilization, campaign etc should be carried out by arranging corner meetings, divisional meetings, pasting posters, publishing pamphlets etc.

REFERENDUM ON STRIKE:

· Referendum on strike shall be start from 19th December 2008 and should be completed by 2nd January 2009.

POSTER for the Action Programme:

Two posters shall be posted through Professional Couriers/Speed post on 22nd November for the next two phases of the programme. Similarly another poster may print and circulate for 24 hours long fast.

WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING:

An extended working Committee meeting of NFAEE shall be held on 19th December 2008 at Mumbai to review the action programmes conducted after the last working Committee meeting held on 17th & 18th September 2008 and to finalize the next course of action prgrammes.

Dear Comrades,

All affiliates should take maximum efforts to organize all action programmes, campaign work etc upto the maximum by taking all section of employees into confidence. Similarly all affiliates should interact with the Head of the units and put pressure on them to take up the grievances to the DAE authorities and settle amicably.

With fraternal Greetings.

Comradely yours,

(Jayaraj.K.V)

Secretary General

Address for Correspondence: Jayaraj.KV, Secretary General, NFAEE
PESS/UED; BARC, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085
Tel. No: (O): 022 – 25594549; (Res): 022 – 2746 4704; (Mobile): 9869501189
Email Address: nfaee@yahoo.com, jrajkv@yahoo.com

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

CCL modified arbitrarily by DoPT

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/08/183 19.11.2008

To

All Affiliates
NFAEE

Sub: Protest on amendment in Child Care Leave

Dear Comrades,

Department of Personnel & Training vide their OM No. 13018/2/2008 – Estt (L) dated 18th November 2008, put conditions by which in practical no women employee shall get the benefit of child care leave (CCL). Copy of the order is attached herewith. By the above mention OM, CCL can be availed only if the employee concerned ha no Earned Leave at her credit.

The above attempt by the government is nothing but cheating the employees.

NFAEE calls upon all affiliates to organize meeting of woman employees on 21st November 2008 to protest against the Government’s attempt and pass resolution.

Resolution may send to the following address by speed post:

Hon’ble Minister for State
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pension
North Block, New Delhi 110001

With fraternal Greetings

Comradely yours,

(Jayaraj.K.V)

Secretary General

The women employees of ----- unit, Department of Atomic Energy unanimously resolved to urge withdraw the condition stipulated in the Office Memorandum issued by DoPT vide their OM No. 13018/2/2008 – Estt (L) dated 18th November 2008. By interlinking the Child Care Leave with Earned Leave and indicating Zero EL in credit is the criteria for CCL, majority of the employees will be out of the purview of CCL

In the name of clarification, DoPT indirectly taken away the privilege extended to the woman employees.

We, the women employees of ------ unit resolve to urge upon you to intervene and revert back the conditions stipulated in the above-mentioned Office memorandum.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

NOTICE FOR ACTION PROGRAMME

Ref. No: nfaee/sg/08/179 18.11.2008

To

The Secretary to the Government of India
Department of Atomic Energy
Anushakthi Bhavan
CSM Marg, Mumbai 400 001

Sub: Notice for Protest Action Programme

Sir,

To protest against the Department’s negative approach towards the justifiable demand to revise the pay structure of DAE employees of various categories, the DAE employees will conduct following protest programme:

Salary Day of November 2008 will be observed as BLACK DAY:

All Non Industrial units will observe Black Day on 28th November 2008 by wearing Black Badges.
All Industrial units shall observe Black Day on 29th November 2008 by wearing Black Badges

DAY LONG DHARNA:

In All DAE units, employees will conduct Day Long Dharna on 3rd December 2008, with a general meeting.

The charter of demands pertaining to the revision of the Pay structure of DAE employees, and allowances & facilities is attached herewith.

We, fervently appeal to the Department to consider the demands of the employees and to maintain industrial relations in this prestigious Department function under none other than the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Government of India

Thanking you.

Yours faithfully,

(Jayaraj.K.V)

Secretary General

CHARTER OF DEMAND

ON REVISION OF PAY SCALES OF DAE EMPLOYEES:

* Ensure Pay Parity to the DAE employees with that of Department of Space as first step.

* Upgrade the pre revised pay scale of Rs2750 – 4400 into Rs3050 – 4590 so that the Group D category shall get the financial benefits as the senior most employees will get fixation justification with higher grade pay.

* Upgrade the posts in administrative, accounts, purchase, stores and auxiliary on par with the recommendations of the Cadre Review/DOS pattern

* Upgrade the Technical post in the grade of Rs7450 -11500 to Rs8000 – 13500 and Rs8000 – 13500 to Rs10000 – 15200 and so on. (Tradesman, Foreman, Draftsman, Scientific Assistant, Nurses, etc). Then should de-merge the merged pay scales Rs5000 – 8000, Rs5500 – 9000 and Rs6500 – 10500 with grade pay of Rs4200, 4600, 4800 respectively and accordingly higher grade pay should be extended for pay scales in the promotional hierarchy.

* The Committee further should consider the suggestions submitted by National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees vide NFAEE letter No. nfaee/sg/08/135 dated 25.09.2008 to extend higher grades at the entry level for Technical Staff, Promotional avenues for Auxiliary grades, upgradation of administrative, accounts, purchase & store staff, etc in consultation with similar Departments such as DOS for a permanent solution with a time frame.

* Initiate bilateral discussion with the National federation of Atomic Energy Employees and the affiliates associations and unions immediately to arrive a amicable solution

ON ALLOAWANCES & FACILITIES:

* Overtime Allowance should continue & should make statutory provision to revise OTA in all establishments including R&D establishments. Department should ensure the revision of Overtime Allowance of the employees working in the R&D and other establishment on par with Industrial units.

* As done in the Railways, Department should take initiative to continue the Transport facilities to their employees by using the infrastructure facilities existing in DAE units by charging nominal/incremental cost towards the expenditure for fuel and Transport Allowance should be given to all employees.

* Update Allowance should be revised as 50% of the mean of the Update Allowance given to Scientific Officers. Update Allowance should be net of Tax.

* Two additional increments should be given to all employees irrespective of their grade.

* Fulfill the commitment of equal pay and monitory benefits to the Scientific Assistants and the Scientific Officers in the same pay structure, given by the Department in the Court of Law, by extending same quantum of update allowance and two increments to all Scientific Assistants as is being extended to the Scientific Officers in similar grades.

* Extend Heavy Vehicle Allowance to the drivers who drive Heavy Vehicle w.e.f 01.04.2005 and revise the allowance as 10% of the revised pay.

* Qualification Incentive Scheme should be revised and extended to other units/Sections as agreed by the Department.

* NRPSA should enhance to compensate the extra duty being formed by the shift personnel.

* Introduce Productivity Linked based BONUS to all DAE employees based on the industrial activities of all Industrial units.

* No attempt to be made to convert CHSS into insurance linked scheme and should continue with improvement in the existing scheme.

The Department should take up with the concerned ministries to ensure:

* The Continuation of Patient Care Allowance & Hospital Patient Care Allowance and its revision.

* Continuation of ACP scheme based on the promotional Hierarchy

* Ensure increment from 1st July to over come the financial losses to the employees whose increment dates fall in between 2nd January to 30th June. (February & May cases)

* One more option to switch over from CPF to GPF

* Revision of Night Duty Allowance based on the Revised Pay and removal of ceiling of entitlement.

* Continuation of the Service seniority criteria for allotment of Departmental accommodation.

* Rate of Tribal Area Allowance should be enhanced on par with the State Government Employees.

* Continuation of Risk Allowance

National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees

NFAEE
Regn.No.17/9615
Recognized by DAE vide DAE OM No. 8/1/2007 – IR&W/95 dated 13th June 2007
JCM Office, Brindavan, Anusaktinagar, Mumbai 400 094
Website: www.nfaeehq.blogspot.com
Email address: nfaee@yahoo.com

Ref. nfaee/08/173 14.11.2008

To
The Secretary to the Government of India
Department of Atomic Energy
Anushakti Bhavan
CSM Marg,
Mumbai 400 001

Sub: Revision of pay structure in respect of certain categories of
Employees in the Department - Reg

Sir,

This letter is in response to DAE Office Memorandum No. 32/1(2)/2008 –
SCS/326 (R) dated 10th November 2008. In that OM, it is stated that after due
consideration, the Department has decided to adopt pay structure of various
grades, posts in Group A, B, C & D in respect of certain categories as
contained in Part B of the Ministry of Finance Notification dated 29.08.2008.
In this connection, we would like to recall out that DAE has constituted a
committee under reference No. 32/1(2)2008 – SCS/R – 198 dated 12th
September 2008, to examine the implementation of the decisions of the
Government on the Sixth Central Pay Commission with regard to certain
common categories of employees as contained in Part – B of the First Schedule
of the Notification dated 29th August 2008 and has been directed to submit its
report within six weeks of time.
Even after the passing of stipulated period of directive, there has been
no disclosure whether the said committee had submitted its report for
consideration of the Department OR the OM dated 10th November is based on
that report.
Presuming that the OM dated 10th November is based on Dr. Suri
Committee recommendations on revision of Pay Structure of certain categories
of employees; we would like to bring up the following:
First up all, it is our firm opinion that none of the mentioned terms and
references in the said OM has been considered by the Committee while
arriving at its conclusions.

First clause of the terms of reference:

the committee should minutely examine the implications of
such recommendation with regard to vertical and horizontal
relativities among various cadres while examine the aspects and
formulate the proposal for implementing the recommendations
with regards to revision of certain common categories of
employees as contained in Part B of the notification
But the Committee has not done any thing to ensure and to maintain the
vertical and horizontal relativities among the various categories existing in the
Department. It can be seen that the Committee has not done the minute
examination to maintain the vertical & horizontal relativities among
the Cadre. It is pertinent to note here that the Nursing categories are the
backbone of Ministry of Health and the pursuance of the Health Ministry results
in the recommendation of higher pay scales for Nurses. The conscious decision
of the Govt of India in granting up graded pay scales to Nurses could not be
easily brushed aside by Dr. Suri Committee and to recommend upgraded Pay
structure to Nurses working in our hospitals and dispensaries.
While doing so, the bare minimum liability of the Committee to propose
parity so as to ensure horizontal relativity among the Technical Staff was not
embarked on?

Second clause in the terms of reference:

the committee should consider anomalies if any arising
while implementing the above mentioned Government
notification among the various Groups in DAE and to recommend
measures to correct the anomalies, without creating new
anomalies.
By failing to recommend parity in the existing pay structure for
Technical, administration, auxiliary and purchase & store staff – leave alone
DOS and other comparative Department, the committee created further
anomalies.

Third clause in the terms or reference:

the committee was asked to take abundant precaution that
the anomalies which arise in the past are not further exacerbated
while merger and up gradation of pay scales as well as to take
care for maintaining parity amongst the equivalent cadres to the
extent possible.
Not only, the committee failed to lessen the anomalies exists in
Technical, Administration, Auxiliary, Purchase & Store Staff, but it further
exacerbated by holding the merged pay structure for Rs5000 – 8000 and
Rs5500 – 9000. The committee adopted the novel method of hitting the two
birds in a single stone i.e. eliminating the higher grade pay for Auxiliary staff
denying the and the promotional hierarchy scale of administration, accounts,
purchase & store staff etc existing since 1996 after the implementation of the
Fifth Central Pay Commission. The promotional hierarchy scale was the long
drawn conflation in Cadre Review in the Department like DOS, Railways,
Defence, Income Tax CSIR (Department of Science & Technology) etc.

Fourth clause:

The committee to consider the representations received from the
employees and their recognized Unions/Associations
The Committee and its members not concerned to consider the
representations received from the employees and their recognized
unions/associations. Only three members out of the 7 members of the
Committee met the representatives of NFAEE on the same day the Federation
submitted its suggestions. Four top members of the Committee could not find
time to meet the representatives of the employees or felt - not required to
hear the views of the representatives of the employees.

Fifth and last clause:

Committee to consult similar Departments likes the Department
of Space for comparable categories of employees while arriving
at its conclusions.
Though the committee had in custody the copies of the orders issued by
the similar Department like DOS, it not even given attention of advocating the
pay structure recommended by such Departments for various categories. The
end result of such outlook landed our DAE employees to content with lesser
pay.

As the OM dated 10th November has not revised the Pay structure of
administration, accounts, auxiliary, and purchase & store staff, there is a
strong reaction of the employees that a deliberate attempt was foisted to
divide the interests of employees and playing again with the same old divide &
rule principle of British era.
The employees and workers of the Department under the banner of
National Federation of Atomic Energy Employees shown their protest through
out India immediately after the issue of the Office Memorandum dated 10th
November 2008 and demanded to ensure parity with the Pay Structure of
the employees of DOS for comparable categories as FIRST STEP and up
gradation & creation of promotional posts for Administration, Accounts ,
Purchase, Stores and Auxiliary categories as proposed by NFAEE in meeting
the similar formulations of Departments like DOS.
In the midst of discontent created by the non fulfillment of the function
assigned to Dr. Suri Committee, among the employees, it our earnest appeal
to direct the administrative authorities concerned to revisit the terms and
references and to ensure pay parity with DOS and also to revise the Pay
Structure in certain categories of employees of DAE.
We request you to give an early appointment to explain our justified
position in this regard to your offices in person.
Expecting your meeting at the earliest.

Yours faithfully,
(Jayaraj.K.V)
Secretary General

Friday, November 21, 2008

DAE EMPLOYEES ON WAR PATH

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

CCL modified arbitrarily by DoPT

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

NOTICE FOR ACTION PROGRAMME

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