DA Hike: Bengal Employees On STRIKE, Mamata Govt Issues WARNING

NO LEAVE ALLOWED FOR GOVT EMPLOYEES

• The government order asked all heads of offices or controlling authorities concerned to issue show-cause notices to the employee who will remain absent on Friday.
• "On receipt of satisfactory reply, leave due and admissible may be granted on production of documentary evidence on the grounds mentioned above," the order said, adding that disciplinary action will be taken against those who will not be responding to the show-cause notice, the order stated.
• Meanwhile, an order issued by the state finance department said that all state government offices including those provided with grants-in-aid by the state such as educational institutions shall remain open on March 10 and all employees will report for duty on that day.
• "No Casual Leave or any other kind of leave for absence either in the first half of the day or in the second half or for the whole day shall be granted to any employee on March 10. Absence of employees on that day will be treated as dies-non (break in service) and no salary will be admissible unless such absence is covered by the hospitalisation of the employees or if there is bereavement in the family, severe illness and absence continuing prior to March 9," the order said.
• However, no action will be taken against employees who had been on Child Care Leave, Maternity Leave, Medical Leave and Earned Leave sanctioned before March 9, according to the order.

"CAN'T GIVE ADDITIONAL DA EVEN IF BEHEADED"