Is attendance compulsory for Central Government employees on the implementation day (01.01.2016) of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations?
Central Government employees are wondering if there will be any
consequences of taking leave on January 1, 2016, the date of
implementation of the 7th Pay Commission report.
The recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission regarding the salaries and
perks for the Central Government employees will come into effect from
January 1, 2016 onwards. Many are curious to find out the connection
between the date of implementation of 7th CPC and reporting to work on
the day.
Normally, the date of joining work, date of getting the promotion, date
of receiving the increments, transfer date, and retirement dates are
very important for a Central Government employee. In the average service
period of a Central Government employee, he/she is likely to witness
two or three Pay Commissions. Keeping this in mind, it would be better
to not absent oneself on January 1, 2016.
“All Central Government employees are advised to report to work on January 1, 2016 (Friday).”
“This is especially so for those who are on long leave. It will help them avoid a lot of problems in future.”
“If 01.01.2016 is announced as a holiday, it will be better to report to work the next day.”
If the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission are going to be
implemented from 01.01.2016 onwards, then the employees will have to
come to work that day to accept these recommendations. If he/she is
absent on the day, then the day they return to work will be treated as
the day they had accepted the new recommendations.
If an employee not to report on the date of implementation of
recommendations of new pay commission, this could delay the benefits of
the 7th Pay Commission. This could also cause financial losses too due
to pay revision as per the recommendations of new pay commission.
According to rules, in order to qualify for the annual increment, an
employee has completed 6 months or more in the revised pay structure as
per 6th CPC, as on 1st July. A delay of even a single day could deny you
an increment, as per the rule.
