SAD DAY FOR EMPLOYEES

SAD DAY FOR EMPLOYEES !

PENSION BILL(PFRDA) PRESENTED IN PARLIAMENT BY GOVERNMENT FOR DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION AMIDST PROTEST FROM LEFT PARTY MPs. PARLIAMENT AGAIN ADJOURNED. 

CONDUCT PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS ON 04-09-2013 AS PER CALL GIVEN BY THE CONFEDERATION OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS.

Dearness Allowance: Base Formula may going to be changed

DA FORMULA MAY GOING TO BE CHANGED 

New series of Consumer Price Index (Base for calculation of D.A) under preparation:

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has decided to prepare a new series ofConsumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. 

For this purpose, Government has set up a Standing Tripartite Committee (STC) to advise the Government on issues pertaining to the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (New Series).

The STC will go into details of various parameters that are taken into consideration for updation of the base year such as the weighting diagram, consumption basket, selection of centres, sample size of establishments for price collection etc.

Government has no specific information about the skilled/semi-skilled worker outsourced by the Central Government /State Governments through contractors not being paid as per the CPI. 

However, the Contract Labour Act, 1970 inter-alia, contains provisions for payment of wages to these category of workers. 

The contract workers are also entitled to receive minimum wages as notified by the appropriate Governments from time to time.

This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question. 

Source : PIB

Sent off program on 1st September-13

PROTEST AGAINST PFRDA BILL

PFRDA BILL LIKELY TO BE TAKEN UP IN PARLIAMENT ON 2nd SEPTEMBER 2013. ORGANISE TWO HOUR WALK OUT AND NATIONWIDE PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS

It is reported that PFRDA Bill will be take up in Parliament for discussion and adoption on 2^nd September. Confederation National Secretariat once again calls upon all Central Government Employees to organize 2 hour walkout and nationwide protest demonstration on the day if bill is taken up or on the next day if information received late.

(M. Krishnan)

Secretary General

General Body on 1st September

Agenda of JCM National Council

CONFEDERATION DEMANDS INCLUDED IN THE AGENDA OF THE JCM NATIONAL COUNCIL

Agenda for next meeting of the JCM National Council has been finalized on 27.08.2013 in consultation with DOP&T Twelve demands raised by Confederation in the charter of demands are included. (including GDS employees demand) Next meeting of National Council JCM is expected by the end of October 2013.

The letter give by Com. Umraomal Purohit, Secretary, JCM (NC) and the 12 demands included in the agenda are given below:

M. Krishnan

Secretary General

Confederation

For GDS Demands...