Minister for Labour and Manpower Syed Khursheed Ahmad Shah said that government will redress the grievances of bank employees and especially Ordinance 27-B would soon be abolished which is an arbitrary law. Addressing in a meeting with a seven-member delegation of Haibib Bank Officers Federation led by its Secretary General M.A Saeed, says a press release here on Friday.
The delegation informed the Federal Minister that payment of shares to officers of Habib Bank Limited under Benazir Stock Employees Schemes (BSOS) may be ensured and Ordinance 27-B may be abolished as there is a lot of resentment among the officers of the Habib Bank.
The law has forced bank employees to work more than 8 hours without availing any overtime. He said that the present government is following a judicious policy to provide job of opportunities and protection to their service. Khursheed Ahmed said that the present government has already abolished black law of Ordinance 2-A and Ordinance 2000.
The Federal Minister said that thousands employees of various banks have been regularised with the new measures taken by the present government and about 9,000 sacked employees of various departments have been reinstated. He further said that the government is enacting such laws under which over time should be paid to these employees.
The delegation who met the minister comprised of Muhammad Farooq Raja, President from Lahore, Naveed-ur-Rehman, Chief Co-ordinator from Karachi, Zain-ul-Abdin from Quetta, Akhtar Adil from Islamabad and Iqbal Hussain Kazmi, Co-ordinator from Karachi.
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