MTNL, BSNL employees threaten to go on nationwide strike; dues not paid for two months
5 years, 2 months ago

MTNL, BSNL employees threaten to go on nationwide strike; dues not paid for two months

Firstpost  

Employees have been protesting outside the office of MTNL as their salaries haven’t been paid for two months—August and September The employees of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam are going on strike as their salaries have been delayed. Employees have been protesting outside the office of MTNL as their salaries haven’t been paid for two months—August and September. Meanwhile, BSNL employees also plan to join the strike by MTNL, said BSNL union leader K Sebastian, the news report said. MTNL will have to wait for at least 18 months to become a part of BSNL as a joint panel will decide the fate of the two PSUs, post-merger, a report in Business Standard said.

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BSNL, MTNL Likely to Rehire Retired Employees: Report
3 years, 6 months ago

BSNL, MTNL Likely to Rehire Retired Employees: Report

News 18  

More than a year after nearly 93,000 officials from state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited opted for the voluntary retirement scheme offered by the Central government, the Department of Telecommunications has reportedly approached the Telecom Ministry, seeking clarification whether the employees can be “rehired as consultants”. In October 2019, 78,569 BSNL employees out of the 1,53,000 …

BSNL unions allege govt creating roadblocks in company's 4G service, call for strike on Nov 26
4 years, 1 month ago

BSNL unions allege govt creating roadblocks in company's 4G service, call for strike on Nov 26

India TV News  

Alleging that the government has been creating obstacles in the launch of 4G service, employee unions at BSNL have called for a general strike on November 26 in protest. BSNL cancelled its 4G tender floated in March following allegations that it was inclined towards foreign vendors and not in line with government's vision to promote indigenous companies. At least unions …

BSNL employee unions call for nationwide hunger strike on Monday for delay in relief package
4 years, 10 months ago

BSNL employee unions call for nationwide hunger strike on Monday for delay in relief package

India TV News  

State-run telecom firm BSNL's employee unions have called for a nationwide hunger strike on Monday, to protest against delay in execution of the Rs 69,000-crore revival package announced by the government. This hunger strike is being organised to demand the expeditious implementation of the Union Cabinet's revival package in respect of BSNL, as well as to demand settlement of the …

BSNL employees plan hunger strike on Monday
4 years, 10 months ago

BSNL employees plan hunger strike on Monday

India TV News  

The All Unions and Associations of BSNL has decided to organise a country-wide hunger strike on February 24 for early implementation of the cabinet decisions on the Bharat Sanchar Nigam's revival. The salient features of the package included allotment of 4G spectrum, issuing sovereign guarantee for raising Rs 15,000 crore funds via long-term bonds, monetisation of assets and implementation of …

Almost 50% BSNL, 75% MTNL employees opt for voluntary retirement scheme
4 years, 10 months ago

Almost 50% BSNL, 75% MTNL employees opt for voluntary retirement scheme

India TV News  

Opting for Voluntary Retirement Scheme, almost 93,000 BSNL, MTNL employees will put an end to their services in the state-run telecom companies, a move that may affect companies operations across the country. Over 4,500 BSNL employees to retire alone in Kerala In Kerala state alone, 4,589 BSNL employees will be observing their last working day, cutting the strength of employees …

BSNL contract workers’ wait for wages continues
5 years, 1 month ago

BSNL contract workers’ wait for wages continues

The Hindu  

Contract workers of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, whose wages have not been paid for the past eight months, will have to wait further for their wages, with the talks between the BSNL Casual Contract Labourers Union and the management proving to be inconclusive. In the five-hour marathon meeting which ended late Monday night, the unions demanded that the management also …

92,700 BSNL, MTNL employees opt for voluntary retirement scheme
5 years, 1 month ago

92,700 BSNL, MTNL employees opt for voluntary retirement scheme

India TV News  

The voluntary retirement scheme of BSNL and MTNL on Tuesday closed with over 92,700 employees opting for it, according to senior officials of the public sector telecom companies. "Approximately 78,300 employees have opted for the VRS as per data received from all the circles till the closing of the scheme. Besides VRS applicants, around 6,000 employees also retired," BSNL Chairman …

Govt to revive BSNL, MTNL; make them professional
5 years, 1 month ago

Govt to revive BSNL, MTNL; make them professional

India TV News  

Efforts are on to revive the public sector BSNL and MTNL and make them professional, the government informed Rajya Sabha on Thursday while noting that the VRS scheme for existing employees is receiving an encouraging response. Communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said a total of 79,000 employees of BSNL and 14,000 out of 20,000 employees of MTNL have applied for …

BSNL notifies VRS, scheme open till December 3
5 years, 2 months ago

BSNL notifies VRS, scheme open till December 3

India TV News  

State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has notified its Voluntary Retirement Scheme and has asked its circle heads to circulate the guidelines to facilitate the exercise of option by its employees. In a communication to its circle heads, the BSNL said: "In pursuance to the decision of the Union Cabinet and conveyed by Department of Telecommunications, the BSNL Voluntary Retirement Scheme …

BSNL facing challenge in crediting month's salary on August 30: Source
5 years, 4 months ago

BSNL facing challenge in crediting month's salary on August 30: Source

India TV News  

Cash-strapped Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is facing a challenge in crediting staff salaries for this month on August 30, a senior official admitted on Friday. Meanwhile, All India Unions and Associations of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Convenor P Abhimanyu told PTI: "Government owes BSNL huge amount of money. They have also collected excess amount of around Rs 400 crore per …

BSNL, MTNL haven't paid salaries to 1.98 lakh employees in July, companies assure they will pay soon
5 years, 5 months ago

BSNL, MTNL haven't paid salaries to 1.98 lakh employees in July, companies assure they will pay soon

India Today  

State-owned operators BSNL and MTNL have been in tough financial situations lately, relying on the government's aid to keep itself afloat. According to a report from PTI, both BSNL and MTNL haven't paid salaries for the month of July. All 1.98 lakh employees of the public sector companies haven't received the salary for the month of July. BSNL and MTNL …

BSNL, MTNL get Rs 1,000 cr to clear February wages
5 years, 9 months ago

BSNL, MTNL get Rs 1,000 cr to clear February wages

The Quint  

New Delhi, March 13 The government on Tuesday granted Rs 1,000 crore to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited to help them clear their February wage bills. IANS had on Tuesday reported about Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha's meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to seek over Rs 1,000 crore for the two telecom PSUs. While BSNL's annual …

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