CBOA-AP issued its circular No. 019 dated
15.07.2014 reproducing the circular issued by AICBOF on AN UNTHOUGHTFUL INCIDENCE AND APPROACH OF MANAGEMENT. We are
placing the same here for our readers.
CIRCULAR NO.: GS: 2014: 019 Date: 15.07.2014
TO ALL OFFICERS PLEASE CIRCULATE
Dear Friends,
We reproduce hereunder the Circular No.
CIRCULAR/GS/2014/18 dated 15.07.2014 received from our Federation for your
information.
With best regards
Yours sincerely
Sd/-
(C.A. MALLIKARJUNA RAO)
GENERAL SECRETARY
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AN UNTHOUGHTFUL INCIDENCE AND APPROACH OF MANAGEMENT
The critical phase in
which our Bank is passing, it is rather pertinent that management should
assiduously peruse the policies which can create a healthy atmosphere. However,
to our great distress the situation is reaching to a level where the patience
of the officers is weaning out and they are living in a situation of
uncertainanty, fear and tension. As a result one of our officer colleagues has
gone to the extreme step of committing suicide due to the coercive approach of
management. We are reproducing below the communication to the management for
your information.
“It is a matter of profound grief and the
shockful incidence that took place at Regional Office Sambalpur, where Mr.
B.B.Pradhan, Chief Manager has preferred to take such a extreme step of
committing suicide which has been confirmed by autopsy report. Despite
restraint, one is compelled to record that the whole matter seems to be dubious
and questionable. You will appreciate that there is a limit to which the
officers can be pressurized and burdened with heavy load of work. If the
management does not realize and understand the ground realities, the officers
would not be in a position to continue to hold the unbearable work load,
pressure, tension of fulfilling targets and fear of unthoughtful disciplinary
actions. This embarrassing episode is a matter of anger in the minds of officer
community in our Bank and may outburst in any way. It is primary duty of the
management that there should be endeavour in bridging gap between law and life.
In the instant case, the member was physically handicapped to the tune of
60% as certified by Government Medical Board and was also getting handicap
allowance. In spite of this fact, the member was not retained in the same
station on promotion. He was transferred to Sambalpur violating Government
guidelines despite his repeated requests and representation. To our utter
surprise, the member's request for reversion was also not considered by the
management.
At the cost of repetition, we reiterate that
the feeling of fear psychosis is increasing in the minds of officer community,
who are working under tremendous pressure. And it will be utmost wiser step to
understand the present scenario in our Bank, rather than shy away from them or
pretending that they do not exist.
Incidentally, you must be aware of the awful
incidence in Punjab National Bank, where the officer in scale IV committed
suicide due to despotic approach of higher management of that Bank. Though the
Bank management has suspended two senior top executives, this buck does not
stop here and save the fate of bereaved family due to untimely and unnatural
death of an officer. AIBOC, the apex body of our organization has taken a
serious note of such unparalleled incidences.
We are afraid that if the management will not
evaluate human asset in proper perspective there is fear of repeating such
tragic episodes. Is management waiting to have more victims to open their
eyes? We as an organization cannot allow
such a situation to prevail. We demand to resist from harassment, humiliation
of officers and fix up the accountability for the unnatural death of late Mr.
B.B. Pradhan”
Further, recently there was a similar case of
suicide in Punjab National Bank, for
which AIBOC has taken serious note. We are reproducing the circular issued by
AIBOC for your information.
“The incident of suicide committed by Com. Ajay Sehgal, Chief Manager,
Sector 20, Panchkula of Punjab National Bank has touched the raw nerve of the
rank and file in all banks. The suicide note left behind naming the Circle Head
& Field General Manager, PNB, Chandigarh, responsible for this suicide
found by the Police authority, has raised serious questions about the
philosophy and human resource policies pursued by most Public Sector Banks
(PSBs). The issue was highlighted by the local as well as national print media
relentlessly and later on by the Television channels.
One will wonder why the entire officers’ class in Punjab National Bank as
also in other PSBs were so agitated and anguished by this singular event. The
answer lies in the methodology adopted by top functionaries of most PSBs to
achieve business targets. The new emerging trend in most PSBs is the belief of
top management that the only way of increasing business and meeting targets is
by instilling fear amongst junior officers and field functionaries.
Officers are working under tremendous pressure due to acute shortage of
staff, lack of proper infrastructure and poor service condition. While Bank’s
business has grown many fold & number of branches doubled over the last
decade, commensurate recruitment and retention did not take place not only to
take care of this additional business but also to man the new branches, which
increased stress level across the workforce. AIBOC has been taking up these
issues through various fora.
In the evening of 2nd
July 2014 the news of suicide of Com. Sehgal reached the entire country. In the
morning of 3rd July 2014 the suicide note of Com. Ajay Sehgal was
found and FIR was lodged by Police. Leaders of AIPNBOA immediately took up with
CMD of PNB through SMS & letter on the same day demanding immediate action.
In absence of any immediate response from the Management, AIPNBOA took up
the issue with AIBOC and on 4th July, 2014, chalked out an action
programme. We extended solidarity &
called upon all affiliates to join the action programme of AIPNBOA through our
SMS / Circular No.47 dated 04.07.2014.
On 5th July, 2014, noon, the Top Management of PNB discussed
the entire issue with the leadership of AIPNBOA and expressed sorrow over the
unfortunate death of the officer and called for maintaining restrain in this
hour of crisis.
On the night of 8th July 2014, PNB Management
took further action and suspended both Circle Head & FGM, Chandigarh
pending enquiry as demanded by AIPNBOA”
Friends, let's prey to almighty for the
eternal peace to the departed souls and to grant
their family members the strength to bear this irreparable loss. It is
time to take a oath against vindictive butchery approach of management and this
is also the time to arise and awake and we should not stop till our goal is
reached. That will be the true homage to the departed souls.
Yours sincerely,
Sd/-
(S.B.RODE)
GENERAL
SECRETARY
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