| News |
||||
| CEB
unions want collective agreement before restructuring
The collective agreement is to be finalised only on condition the Union proposals are accepted. The Unions rejected the proposals of the committee saying that they did not benefit the workers. However discussions were held between the committee and the trade unions to resolve the matter. CEB Technical Union President U.L.K. Senaratne told The Sunday Times that the trade unions have reiterated their position that if committee rejects the proposals submitted by them, the unions would not sign the collective agreement. 'We have also told the committee that meanwhile the CEB Board has to resolve the existing problems faced by the employees. One of them being the payment of arrears. With regard to the proposals these do not focus on the welfare of the employees”, he said. The Unions in their submissions had also stated that international labour laws must be incorporated into the draft proposals. They have requested that EPF and Pensions funds be legalised and maintained as individual funds. Mr. Senaratne said the agreement should be finalised by next week, as the restructuring of the CEB must get under way by mid January. The restructuring of the CEB would result in the merging of LECO and CEB to form six Companies to handle the operations of the CEB. The Board,
which has set up a Reforms Office, has commenced work and had laid
the groundwork for the merger. The restructuring which was initially
to commence on October 1 was put off for December 1, however with
the trade unions refusing to give their consent, the restructuring
programme is bound to be further delayed. |
||||
Copyright © 2001 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. All rights reserved. |
