Grant of Overtime Allowance to Supervisors - Railway Board

Grant of Overtime Allowance to Supervisors

Eastern Railway
(Personnel Department)
17, N.S.Road, Kolkata -700 001

No.E.740/0/Misc (Policy)

Kolkata,Dated :04.05.2017

Director Estt.(LL)
Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
Govt. of India
New Delhi.

Sub: Grant of Overtime Allowance to Supervisors.

A doubt has been arisen regarding the entitlement of Overtime Allowance (OTA) tothe category of Junior Engineers in GP Rs.4200 (Level-6) working under Electrical Department deployed in Rajdhani/Shatabdi Exp. along with maintenance & AC staff. The matter has been considered in consultation with Electrical Department of this Railway (CEE/ER), keeping in view the extant guidelines mentioned as under:-

a.In terms of extant provisions laid down in RS (Hours of work and period of rest) Rules,2005, Railway servants classified as “Supervisors” and “Excluded” under Hours of Employment Regulations are holding a position of responsibility and are employed mainly in a supervisory character and comparatively free to adjust their hours of duty & work during such hours and are thus not entitled to overtime allowance.

b.As per Board’s letter no.E(LL)70/HER/16 dated 04/01/1972, the category of Electrical Chargeman in Rs.250-380 (AS) or above, in-charge of electrical examination and maintenance units has been classified as ‘Supervisor’ under HOER.

3.However, the CEE/ER is of view that nature of the duty of an Electrical JEs, as escorting Supervisors, is in no way comparable to those who are working as such on stationary duties because while discharging the duties of leading the team in a train like Rajdhani/Shatabdi Exp, they are always engaged and confined with their work under severe stress and tension to run train maintaining safety, punctuality and requisite passengers’ comfort and thus, not free to adjust their duty hours while on board. Hence they should be entitled to “Single (BARE) Rate Overtime”.

4.As the issue involves pan Indian Railways implications, Board is requested to examine the entitlement to OTA to Electrical JEs deployed in Rajdhani/Shatabdi Exp. to be calculated’ as per Para 2(c) of RBE No. 29/2010 in its true perspective and communicate the decision in this regard.

This issues with the approval of CPO (Admn.) and Accounts and in consultation with associated Accounts.

S/d,

U.Lahiri,

Dy.Chief Personnel officer/R,

for General Manager (p)

Phone No.24103 (Rly.)

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