Posting of Husband and Wife at the same station-Revised guide lines in the light of 6th CPC

Dear Comrades,

On the basis of the 6th CPC report, Govt servants have already been allowed the facility of Child Care Leave wihch is admissible till the children attain 18 yars of age.On similar lines provisions of OM dated 12/06/1997 have been amended vide DOPT Memo No.28034/9/2009-Estt.(A) dated 30/09/2009.In these guide lines it is clearly mentioned about the proceedure to be followed if the Government servants are belongs to

1.All India Services

2.One Spouse belongs to All India Services and the other spouse belongs to Central Services.

3.Spouses belongs to same Central Service

4.One Spouse belongs to one Central Service and the other spouse belongs to another entral Service.

5.One spouse belongs to All India Service and the other spouse belongs to Public sector Undertaking

6.One spouse belongs to a Central Service and the other spouse belongs to a PSU.

7.One spouse belongs to Central Service and the other empoloyed in State Govt.

8.The husband and Wife, if working in the same department and if the required level of post is available, should invariably be posted together in order to enable them to lead a normal family life and look after the welfare of their children especially till the children attain 18 years of age.This will nor apply on appointment under the Central Staffing Scheme. Where only wife is a Govt.Servant, the above concessions would be applicable to the Govt.Servant

Para (5) of the above order clearly says

"Complaints are sometimes received that even if posts are available in the station of posting of the spouse, the administrative authorities do not accommodate the employees citing administrative reasons. In all such cases, the cadre controlling authority should strive to post the employee at the station of the spouse and in case of inability to do so, specific reasons, therefor, may be communicated to the employee".

For full text of the order copy please click the below link and down load.

Posting of Husband and wife order dated 30/09/2009

UNI Bulletin for November 2009-International Postal Workers News at a Glance

Dear Comrades,
I would like to bring the following International developments to the notice of the members of the Union.
1.Global Unions Say DHL puts the squeeze on its workers.
In dozens of cases in over 20 countries, DHL has sacked, harassed and intimidated workers for union activities.The attacks on workers and unions started long before the financial crisis but now DHL management has latched onto the crisis as an excuse for drastic cost cutting and victimizing its employees.
2.CWU and Royal Mail reache an aggrement
on November 5th the CWU (Postal Union) and Royal Mail reached an interim aggrement that was unanimously aggreed by the unions executive.The interim aggrement guarantees that modernisation will be intoduced with aggreed job security and improved terms and conditions for postal workers.It also address all the issues included in the long running local disputes.
3.UNI elected to UPUCC Management
At the Universal Postal Union Consultative Committee meeting held in Bern Switzerland on 3rd November, UNI Post&Logistics has been elected as a member of the Management Committee of the UPU CC.
4.DHL: 788 jobs to go in Belgium
Deutsche Post DHL announced last Thursday that 788 jobs at DHL Express European head quarter in Belgium would be "relocated"Accordingly over the next two years, employees will be offered the possibility to be relocated to DHL global head quarter in Bonn, the intercontinental hub in Leipzig or the IT centre in Prague.
For full news of the Bulletin please click the below link and down load.

UNI Bulletin for November 2009

Corrigendum issued to MACP Scheme issued by the Postal Directorate on 11/12/2009

Dear Comrades,
In continuation of this blog posting dated 16/12/2009 (Regarding Screening Committee Constitution) Postal Directorate issued coggigendum to MACP Scheme vide Memo No.4-7/(MACPS)/ 2009/ PCC dated 11/12/2009. The order says that "the directorate letter of even number dated 09/12/2009 on the subject in line 6 of Para 3, for words "in PB-2" read as "in PB-3". Full text of the order copy may be down loaded by clicking the below link.

MACPS Corrigendum Order dated 11/12/2009

List of Closed Holidays and Restricted Holidays for the Year 2010 of AP Circle.

Dear Comrades,
Circle Office Issued List Of Closed Holidays and Restricted Holidays vide its Memo No.OS/17-5/2010 dated 27/11/2009.The same is placed here for the information of the members.Please click the below link and down load the list.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AVlMxUW4u8zyZGN0a3FtejlfNTVoa2Z2cjdkcA&hl=en

Promotion and posting in Postal Services Group-B grade for the year 2009

Dear Comrades,
Postal Directorate issued Promotion and posting in Postal Services Group-B grade for the year 2009 vide Memo No.9-51/2009-SPG dated 16/12/2009.For full text of the order copy please click the below link and down load.The following officers have been promoted and alloted to AP Circle.
1.Sri Ch.L.N.Saastry
2.Sri B.Simhachalam
3.Sri A.Kumaraswamy
4.Sri N.G.R.Bhaskara Babu
5.Sri M.Devidas
6.Sri G.Venkatayya
7.Sri R.Calia Perumal(From TN)
8.Sri T.Selvaraj(From TN)
9.Sri R.Thiraviaraj(From TN)
10.Sri S.Gururajan(From TN)
11.Sri V.Balaraman(From TN)


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Review of Scheme for compassionate appointment in the light of the 6th CPC recommendations

Dear Comrades,
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,DOPT issued order vide Memo No.F.No.14014/2/2009-Estt(D) dated 11/12/2009 in partial modification of the its Memo No.14014/6/94-Estt(D) dated 09/10/1998 that "In execptional circumstances Government may consider recruiting persons not immediately meeting the minimum qualification prescribed under the recruitment rules.The emoluments of these trainees, during the period of their training and before they are absorbed in the Government as employee, will be governed by the minimum of the -1S pay band of Rs.4440-7440 without any grade pay. In addition, they will be granted all applicable allowances like DA,HRA,and TA at the admissible rates. The same should be calculated on the minimm of -1S pay band without any grade pay. The period spent in the -1S payband by the future rcruits will not be counted as service for any purpose as their regular service will start only after they are placed in the payband PB-1 of Rs.5200-20200 along with grade pay of Rs.1800. For full text of the order copy please click the below link and down load.

http://www.persmin.nic.in/writedata/CircularNotification/ScanDocument/14014_2_2009-Estt(D).pdf

Postal Department relaxed Para 9&10 of MACPS OM dated 18/09/2009 regarding Constitution of Screening Committee

Dear Comrades,

Postal Directorate issued orders vide Memo No.4-7/MACPS/2009/-PCC dated 09/12/2009 to relax the Para 9&10 of OM No.4-7(MACPS)/2009-PCC dated 18/09/2009 regarding consitution of screening Committee for MACPS.IT Clearly says that " Keeping in view the difficulties experience by various Circles for constitution of the screening committee due to non-availability of officers of the rank of under Secretary or equivalent in the grade pay of Rs.6600/- and likely delay in holding the meetings of the screening committee in the light of the existing provisions; the issue has been consedered in the Directorate and i am directed to convey that officer holding the post in JTS with grade pay of Rs.5400/- in PB-2 (in the event of non availability of STS officer) can act as Chairperson of the screening committee in the Department of Posts. For full text of the order copy please click the below link and down load.

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