IOOA SR Communication dtd 29-01-2009

INDIANOIL OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION
Regd. Under Trade Unions Act 1926
Regd Office: ‘ Indianoil Bhavan’
G-9 Ali Yavar Jung Marg, Bandra East , Mumbai-400051.

Date : 29/01/09

Dear Members,

As you are aware ONGC management terminated 64 CWC members of ASTO during the strike. Yesterday ONGC Board met and revoked the termination of 62 people and has deferred the decision about its CWC president Shri .Amit Kumar (OSOA President) and Shri Rajan Pillai CWC General Secretary. Out of 62 termination revoked, 6 officers have been brought under suspension consisting of four Working presidents and two vice presidents. Following are the details.

Mr. BML Oswal Working president
Mr. SrI Hari Rao Working president
Mr. Baruah Working president
Mr. SK chatruvedi Working Presidet
Mr. PK Sharma Vice president
Mr. Sanjay Wasne Vice President

Our Board meeting is scheduled on 30th January where we expect that the issue of 13 officers suspended / terminated during strike may be taken up for review.

M.Sridaran

Regional Secretary / South

Secretary IOOA, NR's Communication-40 dtd 23-01-09

Secretary, IOOA NR's communication-40 dtd 23-01-09.

Secretary IOOA, Northern region Communication-40 dtd 23-01-09

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GOM meeting outcome- News from Media

We are just copyoing news item from Media. Our official say on the outcome of GOM meetings will appear on this site when it is time.

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Committee of Ministers meets on pay hikes for oil PSU officers

New Delhi (PTI): A Committee of Ministers headed by Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday held its first meeting to look into the anomalies in the pay hike approved by the government for executives of public sector companies.

"The government is going to be very sympathetic (to the demands made by oil PSU officers)," Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said before going for the meeting.

Oil PSU executives had struck work for 60 hours earlier this month, crippling fuel supplies, in protest against a mere 18 per cent increase in wages approved by the government. They had also protested against bureaucrats watering down the Justice Roa Committee recommendations for pay revisions.

After protests, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had constituted the ministerial panel to look into their demands.

"Nothing has been finalised just now. This was the first meeting," Deora said after the one-hour meeting.

The Department of Public Enterprises briefed the committee on issues concerning wage hike.

Chidambaram is likely to call representatives of the executives to make a presentation at the next meeting and may take a third meeting before finalising the recommendations.


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Sequence of Events – Oil Sectors officers’ Wage Hike leading to strike

Sequence of Events– Oil Sectors officers’ Wage Hike

Series of EventS leading to Oil Strike

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Information for the INDIAN CITIZENS: OILMENS’ AGITATION – NARRATION OF FACTS

The country has witnessed a strike by Oil Sector’s Officers’ Association (OSOA), which continued for an unprecedented three days. In the media the Officers were painted as villains & terrorists. A false propaganda was unleashed regarding the hefty pay scales of Oilmen & the media labeled us traitors.......read more below


OILMENS’ AGITATION – NARRATION OF FACTS 23-01-09

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI 16-01-2009

Present : Mr. V.N. Kaura with Ms. Paramjeet Benipal, Advocates for
the plaintiff.


Dr. A.M. Singhavi, Mr. Rajiv Nayar, Mr. Sandeep Sethi, Mr. Jayant
Nath, Sr. Advocates with Jaiveer Shergill, Mr. L. Nidhi Ram Sharma and Mr.
Virender Singh Thakur, Advocates for the noticees.


I.A. No.184/2009 (of the plaintiff under Order 39 Rule 2A of the CPC) in
CS(OS) No.2387/2008 and I.A.No. 182/2009 (of the plaintiff u/o 39 R 2A CPC) in
CS(OS) No. 2388/2008

The noticees/non applicants are present in person as directed on 9th
January, 2009. The senior counsels appearing for the non applicants/notices
state that the non applicants bonafide regret breach/violation of order of this
court and realize their mistake and for this reason only have appeared even
without service of notice on all of them and do not want to give any explanation or justification and tender unconditional apology and will in future not violate any order of the court. It is further stated that for this reason only, they on 9th January, 2009 itself withdrew the strike. It is further stated that the breach/violation occurred in the heat of the moment and owing to the circumstances suddenly developed owing to a large number of persons having collected together.


The counsel for the applicant/plaintiff has also been heard. I am satisfied that the apology tendered is remorseful and from the heart. The breach of injunction of this court appears to have occurred because of a mob mentality. The noticees are but the office bearers of the Associations which were injuncted. The breach/violation was in fact on part of all/most members of the Association. Even though it is the contention of counsel for plaintiffs/applicants that the noticees are the persons responsible for breach/violation of order of this court, in view of the breach having been rectified immediately on issuance of notice of these applications and the apology tendered today and following the principle that mercy bear richer fruits than strict justice, I accept the apology and discharge the noticees.

Each of the noticees is however directed to file an affidavit of apology in this court within one week. The noticees who are inter alia office bearers of Associations are directed to inform the other members of the association also of the consequences of breach or violation of the injunction or order of the courts.

CS(OS) No.2387/2008 and CS(OS) No.2388/2008.

Since the cause of action for the suits no longer exists, no useful purpose will be served in dealing with the same. The suits are disposed of with liberty to the plaintiffs to apply afresh if the cause of action arises, leaving the parties to bear their own costs.

RAJIV SAHAI ENDLAW,J

January 16, 2009
PP

High Court Order on contempt of stay order

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Left Front Support- Rajya Sabha MP's letter and others

4 Pages-
-- Sri Tapan Sen, Rajya Sabha MP's letter to Murli Deora protesting Govt Action against officers as vindictive when OSOA called off the strike- Why all this?
-- CITU Press Release dtd 09-01-09
-- Citu's letter to Murli Deora dtd 13-01-09

[WE, or any Oil Sector Officer's Associations, are not Politically Affiliated. But we do appreciate all the Support from Ministers and Unions and Political Parties in our legitimate fight agaimst Govt]

Citu Support Dtd 13-01-09

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IOEU: CIR-1/2009 dtd 20-01-2009

IndianOil Employees' Union (SR) Circular dtd 20-01-2009

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Ganashakti - CPI(M) Mouthpiece in Support of Strike

GANASHAKTI-1

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Eastern Region Unions Supported totally

The Strike by OSOA from 7th January 2009 to 9th January 2009 all over India has been remarkable in many ways, one of them being the first time a strike was not called off in first few hours. The other aspect of the feature is that all across Unionised Employees too gave their full support. In Eastern Region such Support was complete. Here is a letter from the CITU union to Chairman IOCL.

CITU Union ER

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An Appeal by an OSOA Member

Dear Friends & Colleagues,

I have written a letter out of disappointment. Please edit and forward to all.Our leaders have been terminated, i feel there should be a silent and peaceful protest. We should carry out our duties sincerely to achieve the goals and targets of our company. However till our leaders are reinstated and demands achieved

1. We and our families should not participate in any of the functions, seminars, conference arranged/addressed by the management.
2. We and our families should not participate in Sports and cultural activities of the company.
3. All activities in welfare organisations like Mahila Samiti, etc should be boycotted by osoa members.
4. A peaceful and silent rally should be arranged and participated by our families.
5. Let us boycott company parties, farewells, free or subsidised lunch, buffet dinners, etc

Let us be united and save our leaders, their families and future of their children.

Thanks / Regard

sosoa member

Letter to MOPNG dtd 5th Jan'09

Letter Minister MOPNG 5th Jan'09

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Letter to MOPNG dtd 3rd Jan'09

Letter Minister MOPNG 3rd Jan'09

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Salary of CMD of IndianOil

As per weblink http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=11518765&symbol=IOC.BO

Sarthak N. Behuria , Age=54

Chairman, In-charge of Marketing, In-charge of Research & Development, Member of Establishment Committee, Member of Committee for Deleasing of Immoveable Properties, Member of Planning & Projects Committee and Member of Contracts Committee, Indian Oil Corp. Ltd

Total Annual Compensation = 1,168,000 INR as of Fiscal 2008

A Typical Advertisement for Recuitment for IndianOil Corporation Ltd.

Recruitment

IndianOil recruits bright and professionally qualified people for its executive cadre. It follows a mix of open and campus recruitment. For open recruitment advertisements are published in leading national dailies. Interested candidates meeting IndianOil’s requirements can apply online. Applications are then scrutinised and checked for eligibility. The candidates meeting the criteria set by IndianOil are then called for a written test. Based on their performance in the written test, they are further called for group discussion/ group task and interview. For campus recruitment, IndianOil visits the IITs, NITs and other reputed technical institutes of the country for recruiting final year engineering students, and prominent business management institutes for final year MBA students. It also recruits Chartered Accountants from various centres of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
A. Qualifications
a. The prescribed qualifications are a minimum of 65% marks in Engineering or Business Management from recognised institutes
b. Pass class as declared by the respective Institute for SC/ST/PH candidates in the qualifying Degree examination
c. Only full-time regular courses from recognised Indian universities/ institutes are considered
d. For Boiler Operation Engineers (BOEs), the requirement of minimum 65% marks in the qualifying Engineering Degree examination is not applicable
Engineering Disciplines:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering /Technology from the following branches are generally considered:
i. Chemical, including Petrochemical/ Polymer Engineering
ii. Mechanical [excluding Production/Industrial] Engineering
iii. Electrical
iv. Civil (Excluding Construction/ Structural)
v. Instrumentation & Control
vi. Metallurgy
vii. Computer Science
viii. Fire Engineering.
Boiler Operation Engineer (BOE):
i. Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology in Electrical or Mechanical with Boiler Operation Engineer's Certificate (1st Class proficiency)
ii. Minimum two years, post-BOE experience in the operation of large size thermal power plant having a coal/oil/gas fuelled boiler
iii. Period of experience relaxed to ONE year for SC/ST candidates
Business Management
a. Master of Business Administration (MBA) or its equivalent 2-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Marketing and Finance
b. Master of Business Administration (MBA) or its equivalent 2-year Post-Graduate Diploma with specialisation in Personnel Management & Industrial Relations
c. Master of Business Administration (MBA) or its equivalent 2-year Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource/Master of Social Work
It may be noted that recruitment from all branches of Engineering or Business Management or BOE does not take place every year.
B. Age Limit
a. Not exceeding 26 years for Engineers/Graduate Apprentice Engineers (GAEs)/ Management Graduates (HR) and 28 years for BOEs as on 30th June of the year of joining IndianOil
b. Relaxation in upper age limit by 5 years is extended for SC/ST/Ex-Servicemen applicants, 3 years for OBC & 10 years for physically handicapped persons

C. Health
a. The candidate should be in good physical & mental state and shall meet the laid-down standards for medical fitness to perform duties in the Refineries, Pipelines & Marketing Divisions of IndianOil
b. Candidates with diseases, including but not limited to, Myopia & Hypermetropioa exceeding + - 4.00, ischemic heart disease, cardiac vascular diseases, cirrhosis and chronic liver disease, renal failure, diabetes mellitus with target organ damage, seizure disorder, major psychiatric diseases, drug abuse and malignancy shall not be considered
c. Color blindness is a disqualification for Engineers and BOEs
D. Selection Process
i. For open recruitment, the selection methodology comprises - Written Test (objective type consisting of two parts - General Aptitude and Discipline Knowledge), Group Discussion / Group Task and Personal Interview for assessment of different facets of knowledge, skill, attitude and aptitude
ii. Candidates will have to pass through each stage of the selection process successfully before being adjudged as suitable for final selection
iii. Candidates applying for BOE discipline will not be required to appear in the written test
E. Execution of Service Bond
i. All the selected candidates, irrespective of open or campus recruitment, will have to execute a bond of Rs.1 Lakh (Rs.25,000/- for SC/ST/OBC & PH candidates) giving a commitment to serve the Corporation for a minimum period of three years from the date of joining
F. Concessions / Relaxations
Reservation of posts for SC/ST/OBC (non-creamy layer) /PH (degree of disability 40% or above) as per Government directives
Age relaxation by 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC and 10 years for PH candidates
Age relaxation by 5 years for candidates domiciled in Jammu & Kashmir between 1.1.1980 and 31.12.1989
Age relaxation by 5 years for Ex-servicemen & Commissioned Officers (including ECOs / SSCOs) subject to rendering minimum 5 years military service and fulfilment of other conditions prescribed by Government of India
Exemption from payment of application fee for SC/ST and PH candidates.
Minimum standard of 65% marks in the qualifying Degree Examination is relaxed to pass class for SC/ST/PH category candidates
Reimbursement of 2nd Class rail fare by the shortest route, to outstation SC/ST & PH candidates provided the distance travelled is not less than 30 km. (Candidates opting for examination centre other than the centre nearest from mailing address are not to be paid TA.)

• Remuneration
  The entrance level Cost-to-company (CTC) is Rs. 5.5 - 5.6 lakh depending on the actual place of posting. Directional break-up of CTC (rounded off) is as follows:
  
  Monthly Remuneration Rs. 30706.00
  Total p.a. Rs. 368472.00
  Annual Benefits Rs. 87436.00
  Retirements Benefts Rs. 75942.00
  Valued Perks/Benefits/Furniture & Others Rs. 28781.00
  Valued Gross Remuneration Rs. 560631.00
  *Salary structure under revision w.e.f January 2007
  Perks and Perquisites
  Car purchase advance immediately after induction training - Rs. 2.65 lakh (@ nominal interest of 2.5%)
  Computer and furniture at home (provided by Company)
  House-building advance after 5 years of service - Rs. 12 lakh (@ nominal 5% interest). Insurance coverage for house is also provided at nominal 0.5%
  Almost unlimited medical benefits and nomination facility at best of the hospitals across the country for self and dependents
  Opportunity to avail of full fee reimbursement (up to Rs. 3 lakh) for part-time MBA programme at best of the institutes in India
  Individual performance-based incentives
  Life-time medical care: Post-retirement medical benefits
  Holiday Homes facility during service & after retirement
  Nominated hotels facility on tours / leave
  Apart from attractive scales and perks, IndianOil provides its employees many facilities and welfare measures, which are continuously upgraded. The medical facilities extended to the employees are rated amongst the best in the country. Apart from fully equipped hospitals at refinery townships, the Corporation has also nominated hospitals at various locations to meet employee needs. Holiday homes at select locations throughout the country help employees and their families unwind.

Induction
In a bid to facilitate the induction of a fresh recruit into the IndianOil family, all new recruits are imparted induction training. The induction programme consists of a Corporate Module as well Divisions-specific modules. These modules provide not only a macro view of the business and endeavours of IndianOil but also a micro insight of its various functions. A unique blend of classroom training as well as field visits helps fresh entrants understand the grassroots working of the organisation. Believing in the power of enriched experience, these training modules also provide ample opportunity to the officers for interacting with the senior management, including Directors on the Board through open sessions.

DPE Office Order dtd 26-11-08

DPE Office Memo Dtd 26-11-08

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PRESS RELEASE dated 03.01.09

PRESS RELEASE dated 03.01.09 - that media never propagated fully

OSOA had taken the decision to go for Direct Action Program w.e.f. 07.01.2009 only after exhausting of channels by having discussions and agreeing to all the requests of Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas as well as Ministry of Heavy Industries, but they have always gone back on their promises. The chronology of events is as below:

Ø OSOA’s demand for 50% DA merger w.e.f. 1.1.2005 in line with merger for Govt. of India employees in January 2006.
Ø OSOA went on direct agitation on 29th May, 2006. Strike postponed with the intervention of ministry and verbal assurances. No outcome.

Ø OSOA again went on strike on 5th September, 2006. Assurance of the Hon’ble Prime Minister was there to have a special dispensation to Oil Sector as well as 50% DA merger w.e.f 1.1.2005. Nothing done again.
Ø Pay Revision Committee headed by Justice M. J. Rao formed (30.11.06)
Ø Feed back through Questionnaire by OSOA Constituents
Ø Studies Conducted by SCOPE through M/S Mercer Consultants
Ø Studies Conducted by OIL Companies through M/S Hewitt Associates
Ø Presentation by OSOA to Justice M. J. Rao Committee(16.04.2007)
Ø Meanwhile 50% DA merger. Orders issued for PSUs w.e.f. 01.01.2007 instead of 01.01.2005 in May 2008. This would have happened automatically with the implementation of pay revision w,e.f. 01.01.2007. Hence nothing but just interim relief.
Ø Submission of recommendation by Justice M. J. Rao Committee (30.05.2008)
Ø Since then the Committee’s Recommendations, OSOA discussed in a few meetings & made appeals to MOP&NG through various communications to review the recommendations to suit the changing needs of the Oil Sector.
Ø OSOA got re-structured at its meeting on 28.08.08 in Mumbai with New Team of Office Bearers.
Ø OSOA Pay Revision Committee was formed on 28.08.08 which submitted its Report on 06.09.08
Ø Letter dated 28.08.08 from OSOA to Honourable Minister MOP&NG seeking to expedite the Pay Revision process & a hearing to put forth our grievances by 10.09.08. No response from the ministry.
Ø OSOA met honorable Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Shri Raghunath Jha on 03.09.08 & appraised about grievances of Oil sector officers.
Ø OSOA on 19.09.08 again requested Honorable Minister MOP&NG for a hearing by 26.09.08
Ø OSOA met: Sri R. Bandhopadhyay, Secretary DPE on 19.09.08 submitted it’s Pay Committee Report.
Ø OSOA met Honorable Minister of State for Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on 24.09.08 who wrote a letter to Honorable Minister MOP&NG on that day Itself.
Ø Despite above efforts no response from MOP&NG till 29.09.08 to start dialogue.
Ø OSOA constrained to Issue Strike Notice dated 29.9.08 to start strike from 21.10.08
Ø Dialogue with Additional Secretary MOP&NG and AddI. Secretary (F&A — MOP&PNG on 15th October, 2008 — meeting cordial — discussions done but no concrete proposal from MOP&NG.
Ø 17th October 2008- Letter No. DOG-38011/3/2008 — fin.III(pt.II) dt. 17.10.2008 by Additional Secretary, MOP&NG. OSOA defers strike w.e.f. 21.10.2008 to 18.11.2008 in light of this assurance.
Ø 17th November 2008- Meeting with Hon’ble Minister of heavy Industries and Hon’ble Minister of PNG. During the meeting complete assurance by both the ministries to get the demand fulfilled in the Cabinet meeting of 20th November 2008. OSOA defers strike to 2nd December 2008.
Ø Cabinet goes by Committee of Secretaries report rather then demands as agreed with OSOA on 17th November 2008.
Ø 26th November 2008 DPE guidelines issued which was further downgraded w.r.t. to 2nd PRC.
Ø 29th Nov 2008 OSOA defers it direct action plan in wake of Mumbal incident.
Ø OSQA again calls for direct action program w.e.f. 7th Jan 2009.

On number of occasions, Ministry has issued letters recommending the genuine concerns of OSOA but none of them were followed in letter and spirit. In fact the interim relief of merger of 50% DA w.e.f 01.01.2007 vanishes because the DPE guidelines has failed to continue the benefit as it has done in case of Govt., where 6th Pay Commission had recommended merger of 74% DA but the Govt. finally approved merger of 86%, in other words continuing the benefit of 50% DA merger. In case of PSUs they have not done so and as such the increase arising out of this 50% DA merger will have to be returned by the employees thereby negating the 30% increase which the Govt. has given. This amounts to an effective loss to the tune of 12.22% of pre-revised basic pay as on 01.01 .2007. In fact the statement of the Govt that entry level officers was drawing Rs.68, 000/- on January 1, 2007 is incorrect. The fact is that he was drawing only Rs.27, 540/- of Basic and DA that too at the maximum of the scale. Monthly emoluments do not include Provident Fund, Gratuity etc., as these are part of terminal benefits. The performance payments are always dependent on the profit of the company which will vary and are not a confirmed payment. Hence, the actual increase at entry level works out to Rs.3989/- per month only.

The details of loss on benefits are given in the table below:

OSOA has noted the appeal of Hon’ble Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas through a press statement bringing out that the issue shall be studied in detail by a group of ministers. OSOA takes this opportunity to remind the government that the issues have been highlighted by us for the past six months without any resolution or any action on the assurances given earlier. OSOA also reminds the government that the officers of Oil PSUs have laid their lives for the nation whenever it was so demanded and shall continue to do so in the future. In commercial terms following is the contribution of Oil PSUs in the nation’s economy.

· Oil sector turn over is Rs 5.5. Iakhs crores which 15 % of India’s GDP.
· Contribution of 64% of gross revenues of the Government.
· Supports 45% of the energy consumption of the nation.
· Shared subsidy burden to the tune of Rs 1, 40,000 Crores thereby saving the common man from the impact of high fuel prices.

The government also seems to be unaware of the struggle/hardship of the Officers of Oil Companies for the kind of services rendered by them in a given work environment. It is a matter of record that Officer community have always stood by the Management’s of Oil Co’s through thick and thin despite being intensively and extensively work loaded due to multi­tasking and high attrition rate and have given their blood and sweat in achieving glorious performance for oil industry. We are pained to see the press statement made by Government that they will not allow any one to “hold the country to ransom” for pay revision which does not augur well in the present context, apparently government being oblivious of the fact that our colleagues have sacrificed their lives and families for the sake of oil companies and country as a whole.

OSOA also reminds the government that it is the Oil PSUs who have been helping the country by sharing the subsidy and following the decisions of the government at the cost of most of the companies going in red.

OSOA deliberated and expressed that enough delay has taken place on the issue of pay revision and therefore the committee of Group of Ministers should resolve all our demands before 07.01.2009.
Accordingly, OSOA feels that oil PSUs officer’s have no other option but to further intensify the direct action program w.e.f. 0600 hours of 7th January, 2009.