19 10 10 dharna/protest deferred to 28 10 10.
BSNL employees now and in the past DoT employees use to receive Bonus before Durga Pooja whether it is based on performance or on productivity linked bonus, whatsover be the case.
But for this year , BSNL employees were denied bonus stating that our company gone to red and the recongised union has signed agreement to that effect. Bonus can be given based on the performance of the company.
As per the agreement, we are not entitled to bonus. Perhaps that the recognised union did not know that in business, profit will not come always. DoT has taken several measures to lower the revenue of BSNL like lowering of termination charges,treating all calls to one zone-there will no roaming facility etc. In BSNL, staff costs are on the raise whereas revenue is going down due to various factors which are not surely in the hands of BSNL employees.
FNTO and some unions wrote letters to the BSNL administration that employees must be paid bonus to motivate and be paid before Pooja. But the administration was willing to pay bonus. According to reports, when our GS met CMD, it was known that he agreed to pay bonus eventhough the company is running at loss. When the matter was taken to Board of Directors where outsiders also there ,categorically refused to pay bonus stating BSNL is at loss. So our CMD was helpless.
Joint Action Committee met at New Delhi and met CMD. CMD as per version of the Board of Directors
refused to pay bonus. Accordingly, our leaders went on hunger fast today i.e. 15 10 10 at Corporate office. It is holiday in Tamil Nadu but not in New Delhi.
Sr. Director Shri Agarwal met the JAC leaders who were fast and told that the company gone to red because of non exectives wage revision.Anyhow, he readily agreed to convey the Board of Directors - the bonus issue. The matter of granting bonus will taken to Board of Directors once again.
At the request of the BSNL administration, JAC leaders called off today hunger fast .The proposed dharna/protest on 19 10 10 is deferred to 28 10 10.
Wisdom always comes after demise of husband to a lady, is common saying in public. When GS FNTO tried for BONUS as ex-gratia payment, other unions with intention to score number one, raised demand for 8.33 % Bonus quoting legal position, which appears to be one of the cause for denial of ex-gratia bonus. Had all the Unions joined earlier and make out their demand and say clear, the situation could have been saved. Knowing their position and apprehanding lowering of their image in members eye, they reverted to JAC. Who stopped them for have united struggle for common cause?
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