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Dated:0410112018

No. I/8/PartI The Secretary(E), Railway Board, New Delhi DearSir,

of Over Time Allowanceto the staff working on Track Machines Sub: lr1sn-payment on SouthEast Central Railway-reg. Ref:

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dated24125-02-2015 cPo, sEC Rly',sletterNo. P-HQ/RU_Llll8l2l6234 12015' 15 I 05 dated 67 andP-HQ/RULIIl8l2l7 i{uif*un board'sletterNo. E(LLy98^{ER/9dated0910412015. NFIR'i letterNo. Il 8lPartI dated0610612016. . dated2410312017 ii;il*;"B"ard's lenerNo. 981E(LLyHER/9 . 1010412017 I dated V8lPart No. letter NFIR's

Federation Respondingto Railway Board's reply receivedvide letter dated 2410312017 as to why reasons the stating vide its letter dated l0l04l2ol7 conveyedaetailedreasons,clearly period of over Board,sreply is erroneous,as such,not acceptableto the Federation.Thereaftera . eight monthshad passed,unfortunately,no instructionshave beenissuedto settlethe grievance of the Track Machine staff. NFIR once againurges While enclosingcopy of Federation'sletterdated 1010412017, 2410312017 upon the Railway Board to ieview its decisionconveyedthroughclarification dated Railway and issuefresh instructionsto the ZonalRailways,more particularlySouthEastCentral issued instructions the of Copy effect. for allowing paymentof over Time with retrospective may be endorsedto the Federation.

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Non-pa-vxenf of Over Time Alioxrance to tlle staff wnrking on Track Machines on Soufh East Central Raihva-v-reg.

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CPO, SEC Rly's letter N*. P-HQ1RU1lll8l2l6Z34 &ated 24i25-A2-?015& 18t2l767 dateil15/03120I5. P-HQTRULI1 Rai}rvayBoard'sletierNo. E(LL}198*IER/9dared*9i*42015. NFIR"s ietterNo. VSlFartI elated*6l$612*16. Rail*'ay Board.sletter No. 98rE{L*L),fiERr9dated241832{J17"

Federationis disappointedto :rote the contenls of Railuay Soard's letter dated 74!03.2817 rvhereinBoard has oiarified to t}:e GM (F)/S.E.C.Railway that the principlecrl arerngingfar paymentcf OT Allowance 1o the Track Macirine Staff to be given eflect {iorn rc/A7i2013,tbe date of issuanceof Fnard's Jctter.Federationis constrainedto staiethat the Board hascompletelyig:raredthe rule posi:ion i0/07/?013 & 16/$61:016andissuedwroilg plarification.Federation containedin letter dated0618?/?S00, also feels sadro canvey that r:rerecopy has beenendsrsedto NFIR, t"ithout mentioningNFIR's refercnce to RailwayBoard, Sa fbr as ciarification i*suedby Br:ardis concemed,the Federationdoesnot agreewith the sarneir the light ofthe following facts/merits. i)

The Railway Board vide lener No. E(LL)98-HER/9 dated 06/0?12000had introducedduty roster in respectof Stafl rvorking on Track Machinesand laid dolr,nrosteredhours nf wark for ti:ree weeks at a stretch foilmved by rest for a continuousperiod of one week al the. Ileadquarters in consultationwith the Ministry of l,abour. Theseinstrustion* fi:rtler stipulated that the individuais shall oot be employed Sof more rhan 1? hours cn any day and in respectof Overtime palrment, the staff will be governed by the exfant in$tr$cfions under HOER i.e. principle of averaging.

ii) SubsequentlyRail*'ay Board vide letters dated 09109i?009& 30i1t)/2012had conveyed continsance of three weeks' roster at a strefci: foilowed by continucusrest of one week at the Headquarrers(valid upfo Septenber,20l5). iii) On raising ti:e issuerelating to non-paymeatof Overtimeto the Track Machineslaff working crnZonesby the NFIR at Bcard's levet, Raiiway Board vide letter &xed fi1}1ft013 lrad again issued instructisns that the Track Machine Staff when deployed fbr 3 weels continuously follnwed by one *'eek rest, the paym.entof over::irnebe regulatedby the principle of averaging on fcur. *.eekly basis w'heneverworking hours exceed192 hours axd keeping in vjew the pror"isionsafBoard's letter dated11106ii974. I

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-..rr'n',{he.refore'reque*s'1f.}+irrvBoardto,revrewirsi.1arifcatj'on issue*esh clarificarionto tlte7-onal Railrtaysin general andSouthEastc'entralR";1";;; ibr dared06i07,2000andallo*"ingoverrim.pr1or,"oi;"o;#;;;;ri,-o*irt"i' "articular :ly,t:ng]i::ll",ri*r the mstuctions issued rnay be endorsed to tbe Federafion. :

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