New Delhi: The Bombay High Court has directed four office-bearers of the
Aviation Industry Employees’ Guild to resume duties by July 7, in a
move that supports Air India’s drive against absenteeism.
The state-owned airline had this month asked 11 office-bearers across three trade unions to report for work immediately after withdrawing a ‘full-time release’ concession for discharging union responsibilities.
The Guild challenged the decision in court, claiming the allowance for union general secretaries and presidents to avail leave from work to focus on union functioning had been in place since the 1980s. Withdrawing the concession was a violation of the Industrial Disputes Act, it said.
“One of the unions moved court alleging alteration in service conditions. But the court dismissed their plea, stating it was not covered under the Act. The office-bearers have been asked to report to work by July 7,” said an Air India executive.
Read news in full 28/06/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
The state-owned airline had this month asked 11 office-bearers across three trade unions to report for work immediately after withdrawing a ‘full-time release’ concession for discharging union responsibilities.
The Guild challenged the decision in court, claiming the allowance for union general secretaries and presidents to avail leave from work to focus on union functioning had been in place since the 1980s. Withdrawing the concession was a violation of the Industrial Disputes Act, it said.
“One of the unions moved court alleging alteration in service conditions. But the court dismissed their plea, stating it was not covered under the Act. The office-bearers have been asked to report to work by July 7,” said an Air India executive.
Read news in full 28/06/14 Sharmistha Mukherjee/Business Standard
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