There is good news for the daily wage workers of Municipal Corporation of Chandigarh. Employees will now be given 12 additional holidays in a year. The same letter will be written to the office soon to get the DC rate arrears to the contractual employees. The same salary will be paid before Diwali.
According to media reports, Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Commissioner Anandita Mitra held a meeting with the Employees’ Organization Coordination Committee on Tuesday. It was decided on several demands. In this, it has been decided to give additional 12 holidays in a year to the most important delives employees.
Along with this, a letter will be written to the employees working on the contract to get the DC rate arrears. Salary will be given to contract employees and daily wage workers before Diwali. The grade pay of the categories Pump House Operator, Heavy Driver, Electrician, Supervisor in which DC rates have not increased will be sent to DC Office. Statement of GPF will be prepared manually.
In the same Municipal Corporation, along with giving 15 holidays to all the contract employees, 41 road wing workers have been regularized, 21 gardeners promoted to head gardeners, two trend mates promoted to electricians etc. Decisions have already been implemented. Under this, the probation period for regularization of deliveries workers has been reduced from 3 years to 1 year and the process of getting the employees insured has also been started.
