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Important Supreme Court Judgment on Regularisation of Casual labour

10 Friday Aug 2018

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The Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal nos. 7423- 7429 of 2018 in Narendra Kumar Tiwari vs. The State of Jharkhand has delivered a very important judgment on 1st August 2018 with regard to the regularisation of the casual labours.  This was an appeal by a casual labour of the State Government of Jharkhand against the decision of the judgment of the High Court of Jharkhand denying regularisation on the basis of the Karnataka and others vs Umadevi judgment.

The Supreme Court in its order has stated as follows: “Under the circumstances,we are of the view that the Regularisation Rules must be given a pragmatic interpretation and the appellants, if they have completed 10 years of service on the date of promulgation of the Regularisation Rules, ought to be given the benefit of service rendered by them. If they have completed 10 years of service, they should be regularised unless there is some valid objections to regularisation like misconduct etc.” The full text of the judgment is being published in the bsnlccwf website, bsnlccwf.in

This gives a fair interpretation of the earlier SC judgment denying regularisation. BSNLCCWF has already taken note of the judgment and will decide future course of action in this matter.

End this Injustice to Casual Labour

28 Tuesday Mar 2017

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There are about 3,000 casual labour, mostly recruited through employment exchange in DOT and now working in BSNL, who have completed about 25 to 30 years of service and are still not regularised. They were fully eligible to be regularised as per  the agreement between the Federations and the government at the time of formation of BSNL in 2000. It was only due to the delay and negligence of the field level management in sending the details to the corporate office that these casual labours were denied regularisation.  The plea of the Corporate office that they can not now be regularised in view of the Supreme Court judgment in a 2006 case is without substance. Casual labour have been regularised as a special case in many central government departments even after 2006. BSNL can also do the same.

It is only justice and correct that all these casual labour should be regularised with out further delay so that they will get better wages and pensionary benefits for their long period of serving the nation.

 

Delhi Government on regularisation of contract workers.

18 Wednesday Feb 2015

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The AAP Government is on the move to regularise the thousands of contract workers who are engaged under the  various ministries. The details of the same are being collected. In the meanwhile, the Kejriwal Government has issued instructions not to retrench any contract labour.

We congratulate the AAP Delhi government in considering the case of the toiling workers. We hope that the Government will regularise the contract workers at the earliest. We also demand the central government and the BSNL to regularise the casual and contract workers engaged by them.

Planning Commission considering Regularisation of Contract Workers?

26 Wednesday Feb 2014

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It is reported in the Economic Times dated 26 February that the Planning Commission is in discussion with companies to frame guidelines for regularisation of contract workers. It is stated that this move is being initiated due to the reduction in the number of regular workers and increase of the contract workers who are engaged to do the work of regular employees.
The Trade Unions in the country have been continuously demanding for the regularisation of the large number of contract workers. In BSNL, there are about 3350 casual and about one lakh contract workers. BSNL Casual and Contract Workers Federation is on agitation for the regularisation of these workers.

As the first phase of the action, massive demonstrations will be organised today, 26 February, in all SSAs as per the call of the federation.

Contract Workers in Delhi on strike for regularisation

29 Wednesday Jan 2014

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The contract workers in the Delhi Transport is on strike demanding regularisation. The workers include drivers, conductors and other workers on contract.
They are demanding that the promise given by the AAP be implemented without any further delay. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s discussion with them did not reach any agreement and the strike is continuing.

Dept. of Personal and Trg. calls for details of casual labour

25 Saturday Jan 2014

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The Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pension vide its OM No.4901/31/2008-Estt(C) dated 2nd december 2013 has called for details of the casual labours in all departments for an assessment of present status of the Casual Labour (Grant of Temporary Status and Regularisation) Scheme of 1993. Why the assessment is being made is not specifically mentioned. But at the same time, it mentions that there has been representations from many departments for regularisation of the casual labour.

In the BSNL, the management is completely against regularisation and is utilising the Umadevi case to deny regularisation even to those who have been working for more than 20-25 years for DOT/BSNL. Instead of trying to somehow give a job to these workers who have served the nation, the management is trying to find out reasons for denying them a livelihood.

Nothing else can be expected from a management which has taken decision to impose VRS to retrench 1 lakh employees to reduce the number of staff. Only through sustained and sacrificial struggles, the workers will be able to get themselves regularised.

All Contract workers in Delhi Govt. will be made permanent

24 Friday Jan 2014

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One more poll assurance of the AAP is going to be implemented. More than one lakh contract workers in Delhi Government are going to be made permanent shortly. The High Level 13 Member Committee appointed to look in to the matter has been given time to furnish their recommendations within one month.
It is stated by the government that the workers at present being engaged will not be retrenched.

The decision is hailed by the workers. The regularisation of contract workers in Delhi will enthuse the workers in BSNL also, who have already demanded regularisation and is fighting for the same.

Contractual Workers in Delhi Government to be Regularised – Why not in BSNL?

02 Thursday Jan 2014

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It is one of the promise of the AAP – Regularisation of the contractual workers in government.
While speaking on the Confidence Vote in Delhi Assembly, AAP Minister Manish Sisodia stated the AAP government wants to regularise the contractual workers, working for the Government of Delhi.
We, BSNL CCWF, heartily welcome this statement. We hope that the AAP Government will fulfill it.
The BSNL Management have been denying the demand of the Regularisation of Casual workers in BSNL on the plea of a Supreme Court verdict. All the Central Govt. ministries and PSUs have regularised their workers. Now the Delhi State Government is going to regularise its workers.
What about the regularisation of the casual workers of BSNL who have been faithfully serving DOT and then BSNL?
Let us mobilise the entire casual and contract workers and force the BSNL management to regularise us! Today or tomorrow we are certain to win!

BSNL Casual Contract workers on 48 hours Dharna in W.Bengal

30 Friday Aug 2013

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The casual & contract workers in W.Bengal are sitting on 48 hours dharna at Kolkata demanding regularisation of the left-out casual labours (numbering 2270 in WB alone), wages as per the government orders etc. The dharna is being held from 29th August onwards. Leaders of BSNLEU and BSNLCCWF have discussed the above issues several time with the management but without any results. Hence the Dharna. Coms. Animesh Mitra, Vice-President, BSNLCCWF and Dy.GS, BSNLEU, Tapas Ghosh, Secretary General BSNLCCWF and others are leading the dharna. We demand the management to discuss with the union and settle the issue without further delay.
Com.V.A.N.Namboodiri, President BSNLCCWF and BSNLEU has sent message to Shri A.N.Rai, Directort (HR), BSNL demanding to intervene and to settle the issues.