Supreme Court fixed Sep 21 to hear Majithia wage board issue

The Supreme Court on Wednesday fixed September 21 for hearing the issue of implementation of the recommendations of Majithia Wage Board for journalists and non-journalists.

The court on Monday had decided to hear the matter from Wednesday but it did not find mention in the list of business which was to be taken by a bench comprising justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma.

Railway minister promises 78-day bonus to staff

The railway ministry on Tuesday assured 78 days’ productivity-linked bonus (PLB) to its employees in the grade pay ranging from Rs 1,800 to Rs 4,600, thus entailing an additional burden of Rs 600-700 crore on the finances of the public-sector employer.

The promise came from railway minister Dinesh Trivedi in a meeting here with federations of the ministry, sources said.

Central Govt. announces Ad-Hoc Bonus, Order issued.

New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) Ahead of the festival season, the Government today announced an ad-hoc bonus of up to Rs 3,500 to Group C and D central government employees and personnel of the armed and para military forces.
Calculation :
To calculate bonus for one day, the average emoluments in a year will be divided by 30.4 (average number of days in a month). This will thereafter be multiplied by the number of days of bonus granted. For example, Non-PLB for thirty days would work out to Rs.3500 x 30 / 30.4 = Rs.3453.95 (rounded off to Rs.3454).
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Bonus Order for Autonomous bodies
The government has sanctioned grant of non-productivity linked bonus (ad-hoc bonus) equivalent to 30 days emoluments for the accounting year 2010-11 to the central government employees (Group C and D), a Finance Ministry's office memorandum said.

Bonus and D.A. for central staff may be announced on 15th

Recent Update : Ad Hoc Bonus order issued
According to reliable sources, the Cabinet may consider the proposal of hike of 7% Dearness Allowance w.e.f 01.07.2011 and diwali bonus to Central staff day after tomorrow, the 15th September. The railway employees are likely to get 78 days PLB, while the other Govt. employees may get 30 days' adhoc bonus, as per sources.

Karnataka employees to get interim relief by the month end, CM assures

 Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today(12/09) assured a delegation of the state government employees' Association that a decision would be made on payment of interim relief by this month end. The government was not in a position to take a decision on the demand for payment of interim relief to its employees due to the bye-election in Koppal assembly constituency scheduled for September 26, he told the delegation of the Karnataka State Government Employees Association, which called on him here. Gowda said he would hold discussions with the Finance Department on the Association demand for 30 per cent interim relief to about six crore employees. The state government has already set up the 5th Pay Commission for revision of salaries of its employees and it is yet to give its recommendations.
Source : PTI