CBOA-AP CIRCULAR NO. 022 DATED 12.08.2014

CBOA-AP issued its circular No. 022 dated 12.08.2014 reproducing the circular issued by AICBOF on letter sent by AIBOC to IBA on the “DELAY IN 10^TH BIPARTITE WAGE REVISION NEGOTIATIONS.” We are placing the same here for our readers.

CIRCULAR NO.: GS: 2014: 022                                                  Date: 12.08.2014

TO ALL OFFICERS                                                                    PLEASE CIRCULATE

Dear Friends,

We reproduce hereunder the Circular No. CIRCULAR/GS/2014/21 dated 12.08.2014 received from our Federation for your information.

With best regards                                                                        

           

Yours sincerely

Sd/- (C.A. MALLIKARJUNA RAO)

GENERAL SECRETARY

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We are reproducing hereunder circulars received from Shri. Harvinder Singh, G.S. AIBOC, for information of officers.

Letter sent to IBA

DELAY IN 10TH BIPARTITE WAGE REVISION - NEGOTIATIONS

We acknowledge receipt of your letter No. HR & IR/UFBU/XBPS-4/465 dated 8th August 2014.

As advised earlier, it is desirable to take forward the negotiations in the interest of everyone to create a better atmosphere and avoid unpleasantness. It is quite natural that the negotiation process contains agreements/disagreements and warrants reasonable efforts for arriving at a consensus on the areas of disagreements. For the purpose, the negotiations need to continue considering the interests of everyone concerned towards expeditious settlement.

The process of negotiation was similar even in the earlier bipartite negotiations, where consensus was arrived at and finally was reached subsequent to reconciliation of differences through negotiations. It will not be out of place to mention here that even the Negotiating Committee of IBA has not offered the increase in wages to the tune of 11% pay slip components at one stroke but in stages during the course of negotiations

Hence, we request you to immediately resume the wage negotiations without any further delay, so as to exchange our views and explore the possibility of reconciling the difference and arriving at a consensus by taking a balanced view to ensure expeditious settlement of Tenth Bipartite Wage Revision.

Please treat the matter as EXTREMELY URGENT and we shall be glad to have your immediate response in this regard. 

Please acknowledge receipt of this communication and advise us the position

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STAFF HOUSING LOAN TO BANK EMPLOYEES

Our members are aware that we had taken the issue of staff housing loan for enhancement of loan limit and interest rate with IBA. The issue was referred to Government of India on 29th March 2014 by IBA. We are pleased to inform you that, Government of India, after examination has decided to convey the concurrence of Government to IBA that 'PSBs may decide the matter related to Staff Housing Loan Policy with the approval of it's Board. Board may suggest if it feels to be part of wage revision'.

        

TRANSFER OF FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

MINIMISING THEIR HARDSHIP

Communication received from Government of India to all Banks

To

           

Chairman,

SBI/CMDs of all Public Sector Banks including IDBI and SBI Associates

Subject: Transfer of female employees in Public Sector Banks-minimizing their hardship.

Sir,

It has been brought to the notice of this Department that female employees of Public Sector Banks (PSBs), married or unmarried, when placed/transferred away from their husbands or parents, as the case may be, to distant locations face a genuine hardship and develop a feeling of insecurity. Keeping this in view, it has been decided:

  i.      To accommodate as far as possible placement/transfer of married female employee, on her request, at a place where her husband is stationed or as near as possible to that place or vice versa; and

   ii.    To accommodate as far as possible placement/transfer of unmarried female employee, on her request, at a place where her parents, are stationed or as near as possible to that place.

PSBs are, therefore, advised to frame a policy on the subject with the approval of their Board suitably incorporating the above and take immediate action for implementation and compliance. Pending requests may also be considered under these guidelines. A line of confirmation may be sent to this Department immediately after adoption of the policy by the Board of the Bank.

This issues with the approval of Secretary (Financial Services).

                                                                                                                

Yours faithfully,

Sd/-

(Manish Kumar)

Under Secretary to the Government of India

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Yours sincerely,

SD/

(S.B.RODE)                                                     

GENERAL SECRETARY                       

CBOA-AP CIRCULAR NO. 021 DATED 04TH AUGUST 2014

CBOA-AP issued its circular No. 021 dated 04.08.2014 reproducing the circular issued by AICBOF on the “PLIGHT OF THE OFFICERS AND UNTHOUGHTFUL ATTITUDE OF THE MANAGEMENT AND THEIR TANTRUMS”. We are placing the same here for our readers.

CIRCULAR NO.: GS: 2014: 021                                           Date: 04.08.2014

TO ALL OFFICERS                                                            PLEASE CIRCULATE

Dear Friends,

We reproduce hereunder the Circular No. CIRCULAR/GS/2014/20 dated 29.07.2014 received from our Federation for your information.

With best regards                                                                        

           

Yours sincerely

Sd/-

(C.A. MALLIKARJUNA RAO)

GENERAL SECRETARY

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PLIGHT OF THE OFFICERS

UNTHOUGHTFUL ATTITUDE OF THE MANAGEMENT

AND THEIR TANTRUMS SHALL NOT PAY

The setbacks in performance parameters in our Bank since last year are an alarming factor which requires more debates and discussions. More importantly, it should be the endeavor of the Management to balance the expectations versus reality and build consensus that actions and results will be calibrated. However, from our meetings with Corporate Management, we observe that the approach is still impracticable and actions are only focused to harass branch heads on flimsy grounds. The officers round the country are approaching us with a feeling of helplessness generated due to the approach of management.

The issues which are shared by the officer colleagues are listed as under for the information.

1.     Declining / rejecting genuine claims of leave.

Branch managers are not allowed to avail a day’s casual in emergent situation. They are scolded on the issue of achievements of targets. Are the branch heads slaves of the management? It is beyond imagination that branch heads can anticipate the eventualities before 30 days as expected by management. The way officers have been ill-treated and humiliated is unprecedented. It is sorry state of affairs that branch heads are treated as if they are criminals. Young brigade Branch managers recently posted; have feeling that declining leave increases their unhappiness which turns in to anger and disgust, ultimately affecting the performance of the branch. Even the leave applied for own marriage or the joining leave upon the transfer are declined / curtailed, thereby jeoparding self respect and confidence level.  Indeed, the healthy and conducive atmosphere can turn around the whole situation prevailing in the Bank.

2.     Achievement of targets.

The officers are being forced to sit late, attend the office on holidays and Sundays and compelled to fulfill unrealistic and arbitrarily fixed targets without the required infrastructure, manpower and support of the management. Every other day Branches get targets for new tasks. Reasonable targets depending upon potential of the area and with the adequate staff strength need to be fulfilled but not by targeting the field functionaries in the name of manpower budget, which has become tragic case in our Bank. It is a feeling in officers community, especially in the generation next, that the excercise of categorization of branches is only with a view to deprive the promotional avenues and create frustration.

3.     Attitude and actions of the Management.

On the one hand, the officers are under tremendous pressure for achieving business targets and on the other, facing unprecedented situation of conflicting decisions from various executives. A large number of rural branches, there are hardly one or two officers including the Branch Manager. The bank as a whole is suffering from severe shortage of officers. It is surprising that some of the Zonal / Regional heads have preferred to issue memos for not achieving the business targets. Zonal / Regional heads are acting like "SUBHEDARS" and implementing their own agenda. They have gone to such a extent that they are refusing even to discuss matters of officers interest thereby provoking all organizations.

Management is under the impression that branch managers have "ALLADIN KA CHIRAG" for achieving the growth standards. The speed in which the applications for VRS / Resignation are received is the indicator of dictatorial attitude of management. A good management funda prevailing in the industry is RETENTION POLICY, whereas our Bank is adopting the EXIT POLICY. Our effort to bring number of violations to the notice of management, an attitude of WE DON’T CARE has been adopted.

4.     Who is responsible for present position?

Every now and then and in each meeting, Zonal & Regional heads are showing their concern regarding unimaginary loss posted by our Bank, for March 2014. In their communications to branch heads; it is also highlighted as to the huge NPA in our Bank. The few MCBs and top management are the architects of such a huge provision, NPA and loss to the Bank. It is surprising that Bank is attempting to pass the burden of these failures on the shoulders of common masses of officers who are pillars of Bank.

We hope that management will understand the importance of peaceful Industrial Relations for the development and growth of our Bank. But, the management is creating a situation of strife amongst the branch heads resulting in to industrial unrest.

Friends, please be patient. We will come back to you at the appropriate time.

LONG LIVE OUR UNITY

WITH GREETINGS

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(S.B.RODE)                                                     

GENERAL SECRETARY