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Saturday, August 1, 2009
Bank employees stage dharna
Members of United Forum of Bank Union stage a day-long dharna in Patna on July 31, 2009 to draw the attention of Union Government to their long-pending demands. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
Once upon a time public seen bank employees as privileged lot. But for the past one decade these people are facing a lot of problems like increased working hours, lesser staff, stiff targets, new technologies without corresponding increase in wages. Central govt. employees are getting hefty increase (40-50%) for every 10 years whereas bank employees are getting paltry 10 to 12% for every 5 years with great difficulty whereas responsibilities and accountability is nowhere comparable. Even the duration of settlement was increased from 4 to 5 years with an understanding that new settlement would be concluded before expiry of present settlement. But it never happened and arrears also not given in full from the expiry of settlement. It appears Unions are also not paying any attention to this aspect. They also clubbed pension issue with wage settlement which is causing a stumbling block in reaching settlement. They should have fought for pension separately like SBI employees. Now all banks are earning good profits and paying huge dividend to the government. Bank employees are playing a vital role in the development of our country. Hence govt. should come forward and settle the matter at the earliest.
Undoubtedly, Banking is a well organized sector. All increments of employees need to arise out of performance, not just as the years lapse. There cannot be a stale standard rise of pay across without the valid valuation. It is high time to make some research about performance levels & HR. Increments of employees, across all the nationalized Banks, may be undertaken independently by a different public sector bank HR experts, at random sampling, every year, to ensure a healthy competition, of course, based on set pre-decided (by IBA) parameters. This process should further allow the prospective aspirants for change over of Banks, again on set pre-decided (by IBA) parameters. Not to be forgotten is the fact that employees, remaining at one place for 3 years & more, are most likely to create problems, which are otherwise avoidable, just by virtue of being at one place.
The responsibility of providing sufficient avenues for change to progress also lies on the Management. Three years criteria of transfers, even at the same geographical place, but to different public sector banks, should result in a positive healthy change for keeping the learning process on, so that the mind is focused on construction rather than otherwise. A suitable policy, after a study, headed by Experts of HR, even by pooling the ideas of employees of various public sector banks, would more likely to yield certain better antidote, against such strikes, in the long run!
Members of United Forum of Bank Union stage a day-long dharna in Patna on July 31, 2009 to draw the attention of Union Government to their long-pending demands.
Once upon a time public seen bank employees as privileged lot. But for the past one decade these people are facing a lot of problems like increased working hours, lesser staff, stiff targets, new technologies without corresponding increase in wages. Central govt. employees are getting hefty increase (40-50%) for every 10 years whereas bank employees are getting paltry 10 to 12% for every 5 years with great difficulty whereas responsibilities and accountability is nowhere comparable. Even the duration of settlement was increased from 4 to 5 years with an understanding that new settlement would be concluded before expiry of present settlement. But it never happened and arrears also not given in full from the expiry of settlement. It appears Unions are also not paying any attention to this aspect. They also clubbed pension issue with wage settlement which is causing a stumbling block in reaching settlement. They should have fought for pension separately like SBI employees. Now all banks are earning good profits and paying huge dividend to the government. Bank employees are playing a vital role in the development of our country. Hence govt. should come forward and settle the matter at the earliest.
ReplyDeleteUndoubtedly, Banking is a well organized sector. All increments of employees need to arise out of performance, not just as the years lapse. There cannot be a stale standard rise of pay across without the valid valuation. It is high time to make some research about performance levels & HR. Increments of employees, across all the nationalized Banks, may be undertaken independently by a different public sector bank HR experts, at random sampling, every year, to ensure a healthy competition, of course, based on set pre-decided (by IBA) parameters. This process should further allow the prospective aspirants for change over of Banks, again on set pre-decided (by IBA) parameters. Not to be forgotten is the fact that employees, remaining at one place for 3 years & more, are most likely to create problems, which are otherwise avoidable, just by virtue of being at one place.
The responsibility of providing sufficient avenues for change to progress also lies on the Management. Three years criteria of transfers, even at the same geographical place, but to different public sector banks, should result in a positive healthy change for keeping the learning process on, so that the mind is focused on construction rather than otherwise. A suitable policy, after a study, headed by Experts of HR, even by pooling the ideas of employees of various public sector banks, would more likely to yield certain better antidote, against such strikes, in the long run!