Bipartite details for Workman after sign

ALL INDIA BANK EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (AIBEA) NATIONAL CONFEDERATION OF BANK EMPLOYEES (NCBE) NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF BANK WORKERS (NOBW) INDIAN NATIO

 Circular To All our Unions and Members:

Dear Comrades,

11th November, 2020

CONGRATULATIONS - DIWALI DHAMAKA 11th BPS signed on 11th Nov. 2020 ONE NATION, ONE SALARY ACHIEVED

We are happy to inform all our unions and members that after a long and protracted negotiations for more than three years and after overcoming many impediments and hurdles, finally, the 11th Bipartite Settlement on revision of wages and improvement in service conditions of bank employees has been signed today with IBA at Mumbai.

Salient Features:

• INCREASE IN WAGE BILL Rs, 3385 CRORES PER YEAR

• 29 BANKS COVERED – 12 PSB + 10 PVT BANKS + 7 FOREIGN BANKS

• 5 LACS EMPLOYEES OF PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS, PRIVATE BANKS & FOREIGN BANKS COVERED

• PERIOD : NOV. 2017 TO OCT 2022

• FIRST TIME – UNIQUE – UNIFORM BASIC, DA, HRA, SPL. ALLOWANCE, TRANSPORT

ALLOWANCE, ETC. ALL OVER INDIA

 PAY SCALES CLERICAL

1000 1230

1490 4

1730 7

3270 1

1990 1

1990 47920 9

          17900 3

SUBSTAFF 14500

3

65830

37145

                          500

4 5 4 3 3 28145 9

615

740

870

1000

1000

               STAGNATION INCREMENT

CLERICAL : RS. 1990 – 9 INCREMENTS ONCE IN 2 YEARS SUBSTAFF : RS. 1000 – 9 INCREMENTS ONCE IN 2 YEARS

SPECIAL PAY: For Clerical Staff Single Window Operator ‘B’

EXISTING 820 1280 1930

11TH BPS 1250 1940 2920

11TH BPS 590 590 850 1120 3090 3590 3590 2470

11TH BPS

  625

  1215

  1835

  2455

  3045

1990 1000

         Head Cashier II Special Assistant

Armed Guard

Bill Collector Daftary

Head Peon Electrician

AC Plant Operator Driver

Head Messenger in IOB PQP :

ONE YEAR AFTER REACHING MAX AFTER 2 YEARS

AFTER 3 YEARS

AFTER 4 YEARS

AFTER 5 YEARS

      For Subordinate Staff

EXISTING 390 390 560 740 2040 2040 2370 1630

EXISTING

410

                         800

                         1210

                         1620

                         2010

                                                   FIXED PERSONAL PAY

  AT ALL CENTRES

   Total FPP payable where bank’s accommodation is not provided

  Total FPP payable where bank’s accommodation is provided

     Increment Component of FPP

 CLERICAL 2262 SUBORDINATE STAFF 1140

2043 1025

        DEARNESS ALLOWANCE: RATE : 0.07 % PER SLAB OF 4 POINTS OVER 6352 POINTS

      QTR

NOV 17 NOV 20

INDEX

6504 7712

10TH BPS

51.60 81.80

11TH BPS

2.66 23.80

NEW SLABS INCR

38 - 340 43

                  • SPECIAL ALLOWANCE: RATE : 16.4 % OF BASIC PAY

- D.A. IS PAYABLE ON SPECIAL ALLOWANCE

• TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE :

RS. 600 PER MONTH TO ALL CLERKS AND SUBSTAFF

DA IS PAYABLE ON TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE

1. 2.

2. 3.

4. 5.

6. 7. 8.

9.

10. 11. 12.

11. 12.

13.

14. 15. 16.

17. 18.

18. 19.

20.

• HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE

RATE : UNIFORM RATE AT 10.25% ON PAY ALL OVER INDIA

WHERE AN EMPLOYEE IS TRANSFERRED BY MANAGEMENT , HE WILL GET 11% HRA OR HE CAN CLAIM 150% OF THE ENTITLED HRA SUBJECT TO PRODUCTION OF RENT RECEIPT.

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ANNUAL MEDICAL AID: Rs. 2355 per annum

SUBSTAF PASSING CAIIB WILL GET ADDITIONAL INCREMENT LIKE CLERICAL STAFF

Notice period for availing Privilege Leave (other than for LFC) will be 10 days. ( now 15 days)

Privilege leave taken on sick grounds when there is no sick leave at credit will not be counted as an occasion of availing PL.

From the calendar year 2020, besides encashment of PL at the time of retirement and during availment of LFC, PL Encashment would be permitted at 5 days every calendar year (7 days in case of employees / officers of 55 years of age and above) at the time of any festival of their choice.

Beyond 30 years of service, additional sick leave will be granted at 1 month per year subject to a max. of 720 days in entire service. (it is 630 days now)

Women employees can avail sick leave for the sickness of their children (upto 8 years of age) on production of medical certificate.

Extra ordinary Leave on loss of pay can be availed for 120 days at a time. (NOW 90 DAYS) Maternity Leave can be availed in combination/ continuation with other kind of leave.

2 months leave with salary will be granted as additional ML for Hysterectomy operation where ML limit is exhausted.

Within the overall period of 12 months, Maternity leave may be granted upto 6 weeks in case of MTP/miscarriage/ abortion, AND if required upto 6 months .

Maternity Leave for legal adoption of one child will be upto a max. of 9 months.(NOW 6 MONTHS) Maternity Leave for delivery for twin children shall be 8 month (now 6 montsh)

Within the overall period of 12 months, Maternity leave may be granted upto 30 days for the period of hospitalisation for the treatment of certain specified ailments, subject to production of necessary certificate from the hospital.

Paternity Leave can be sanctioned in case of child adoption.

Absence from office due to curfew, riots, prohibitory orders, natural calamities, flood, etc. at the place of work or residence will be treated as special leave on duty.

LFC: permissible Distance will be revised as 2200 km/4400 km for non-substaff and 2600 km/5200 km for substaff

Employees will be permitted to travel by own car while on LFC

Road Mileage charges will be revised from Rs. 6 per km to Rs. 8 per km

Train fare by Shatabdi and Rajdhani express trains (non-Executive Class) will be reimbursed under LFC if travel is undertaken by these trains.

Charges for local sightseeing while on LFC will be reimbursed within the entitlement on production of bills from approved operators.

LFC – if husband and wife both are working in the same Bank, they will be entitled to LFC individually.

GST charges on train fare will be paid over and above the entitlement

For employees working in North East States, LFC will begin from Guwahati and the fare from their place of work to Guwahati will be additionally paid. Similarly, Andaman Nicobar islands to Chennai/ Kolkata, Lakshadweep to Kochi, far-flung area branches in HP, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, J & K or any other areas which are not directly connected by train, fare to nearest major railway station will be additionally reimbursed under LFC in addition to normal entitlement.

For actual travel under LFC, train fare under dynamic fare system as on the date of booking of tickets will be reimbursed.

                21. Revision of Pony and addition of Dolly charges as per Govt rates.

21. One more option will be given to choose between 2 years block or 4 years block

22. Income criteria for definition of dependents will be revised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 12,000

23. Employees removed from service under Voluntary Cessation Scheme will be eligible for retirement

benefits including pension, if otherwise eligible.

24. Employees removed from service under Voluntary Cessation Scheme will be given the chance to represent/appeal against the decision.

25. For employees transferred out of station under Deployment policy, the compensation amount will be revised from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per month.(other than SBI)

26. When employees shift their personal effects while on transfer to another station, Breakage charges will be paid at

Rs. 1650 for clerks and Rs. 1100 for substaff (on production of receipt). Rs. 1100 for clerks and Rs. 825 for substaff (on Declaration basis).

27. For definition of Family, physically/mentally challenged children of employees will continue to be treated as dependents even after their marriage subject to income criteria of dependents .

28. Banks contribution to the NPS fund will be at 14 % of Pay & Dearness Allowance instead of 10%

30. Service Charges under New Pension Scheme will not be recovered from the employees and will be

paid by the Banks.

31. Cycle Allowance will be increased from Rs. 100 to Rs. 150

32. Washing Allowance will be increased from Rs. 150 to Rs. 200

33. Split Duty Allowance – Rs. 150 to Rs. 200

34. Project Area Compensatory Allowance – will be increased to Project Area Group A - Clerk : Rs.290 Substaff Rs. 230 Project Area Group B - Clerk : Rs 230 Substaff Rs. 200

Note : in future if Govt of India will come out with any new project, and if any allowance is paid to their employees, the same should be extended in banks.

35. Project Area HRA ( A or B )will be paid at branches opened in Special Economic Zone, Export Promotion Zone, etc

36. Definition of family for coverage under Group Medical Insurance Policy/reimbursement of medical expenses and LFC – Any two of parents or parents-in-law – I.e. father & mother, father-in-law & mother-in-law, father and mother-in-law, mother and father-in-law, to be covered

37. Revision in Halting Allowance/Diem Allowance

12 lacs and above – 5-12 lacs

Below 5 lacs -

clerk Clerk : clerk

Rs. 1050 Rs. 900 Rs. 675

substaff Rs. 750 substaff Rs 600 substaff Rs. 375

38 An employee can also claim halting expenses reimbursement by production of hotel rent receipt subject to ceilings prescribed : Provided further that in such cases of reimbursement of hotel rent, boarding charges at 25% of the haling allowance shall be payable.

38. Revision in Hill and Fuel Allowance (S.B.I not applicable)

3000 M > 1550-3000 <1500M

8 % MAX Rs 2250. 4 % MAX Rs 900 3%MAX Rs 750

39. Transportation of personal effects by train or road while on transfer from one station to another will be revised as under

Non Sub-staff

a. For married persons 3500 kg.

b. For unmarried persons 2500 kg. 40. PLI Scheme will be introduced from the FY 2020-21

Sub-staff 2500 kg.

1500 kg.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION & PROCEDURE

41. Eligibility for claiming TA/DA by the Defence Representatives for attending departmental enquiries held outside the State. Such claims will be sanctioned by Banks looking to the merits of the claims.

42 Review of Clause 5 (j) relating to acts alleged as prejudicial to the interest of the Bank, “Doing any act prejudicial to the interest of the Bank” will be deleted from Clause 5 j under major misconduct

43 Acts alleged as prejudicial to the interest of the Bank. This will be included under Minor Misconduct as a new Clause 7 (q).

45 Clarification will be given that acts of minor misconducts clearly enumerated under Clause 7 of Settlement dated 10.4.2002 should not be brought as major misconduct under Clause 5.

46 Multiple charges, as per the procedural lapses, can be made for one incident. However, punishment given shall be only one.

47 Disciplinary Authority to be given the discretion to decide whether the punishment will affect superannuation benefit or not.

48 Imposing ‘Fine’ as punishment should be deleted from the list of punishments.

49 Provision to be added for making an Appeal against suspension of employees. Representation would be permitted for consideration by management

50 Provision for a Review authority above Appellate authority in case of punishments of Dismissals, Discharge, Compulsory retirement and Removal from service . An Authority above the Appellate Authority will consider representations for review in cases of such punishments

      44 Clarification with regard to provision of Clause 6 e of Settlement dt 10-4-2002 i.e. bringing down by two stages in the scale of pay. The specific period of rigour shall be mentioned in the punishment order. It can be for a maximum of 2 years without cumulative effect and annual increment / stagnation increment falling due during the rigour period will be released on respective due dates

       With greetings,

C H Venkatachalam Gen. Secretary AIBEA

Yours comradely,

     S K Bandlish Gen. Secretary

NCBE

Upendrakumar Gen. Secretary

NOBW

O P Sharma

Acting Gen. Secretary

INBEF