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Amruta Chougule   07 January 2019

Non-payment of salary since 6 months

Hello,

I have been working as an assistant professor of English at SNDT College of Arts and Commerce, Pune since July 2018 on clock hour basis (CHB). The salary has forever been delayed and when I finally took a collective action, the college granted every CHB professor Rs. 10,000 as advance salary just before Diwali vacations, assuring that the remaining amount will be credited in November. It is January 2019 and still no salary. Neither are there any updates regarding the same. The principal, Dr. Anand Jumle, keeps giving explanations. Apparently, the SNDT University has to grant approval and solely it is responsible for the granting of salary. 

The letter of appointment was promptly issued within a month of joining. According to this letter, I am to get Rs. 250 per lecture (Rs.300 per hour). However, with the state government's notice declaring the raise of all CHB teachers across Maharashtra, the salary has been raised to Rs.416 per lecture (Rs.500 per hour). Yet, they are reluctant to accept the revised amount, neither are they paying up the previously decided salary.

This has been going on since quite a long time (before I joined) at this institute and I would like to know about the legal options available, both at individual and collective levels. I believe none of the forthcoming aspiring professors should suffer because of my inaction. Kindly enlighten me regarding the same.



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Kumar Doab (FIN)     07 January 2019

Originally posted by : Amruta Chougule
Hello,

I have been working as an assistant professor of English at SNDT College of Arts and Commerce, Pune since July 2018 on clock hour basis (CHB). The salary has forever been delayed and when I finally took a collective action, the college granted every CHB professor Rs. 10,000 as advance salary just before Diwali vacations, assuring that the remaining amount will be credited in November. It is January 2019 and still no salary. Neither are there any updates regarding the same. The principal, Dr. Anand Jumle, keeps giving explanations. Apparently, the SNDT University has to grant approval and solely it is responsible for the granting of salary. 

The letter of appointment was promptly issued within a month of joining. According to this letter, I am to get Rs. 250 per lecture (Rs.300 per hour). However, with the state government's notice declaring the raise of all CHB teachers across Maharashtra, the salary has been raised to Rs.416 per lecture (Rs.500 per hour). Yet, they are reluctant to accept the revised amount, neither are they paying up the previously decided salary.

This has been going on since quite a long time (before I joined) at this institute and I would like to know about the legal options available, both at individual and collective levels. I believe none of the forthcoming aspiring professors should suffer because of my inaction. Kindly enlighten me regarding the same.

An Astt. Proff is believed to be a Teacher and Teacher are not covered by def. of Workman as in ID Act.

Rest; The nature of duties may decide.

 

Moreover the appointment letter or contract whatever IT is and all other facts/inputs/records may be examined by your own counsel for a considered opinion.

 

 

Kumar Doab (FIN)     07 January 2019

There are many threads on similar query/related material  that you can SEARCH thru SEARCH option in threads, Articles, Files etc e.g;

Article under my profile;

“Teachers can approach educational tribunals to avail cost effective, speedy redressal of grievances and complaints”

 

“Employee is Entitled to Interest if Payment of Salary is Delayed !”

Kumar Doab (FIN)     07 January 2019

You may take help for any matter from, elders of your family, competent and experienced well wishers, seasoned PIP’s, helpgroups, community leaders, NGO’s, experienced colleagues, associations, religious scholars/leaders, influential persons, Employee’s/Trade union leaders, help groups for spouses (Husband/wife)  etc and  find a very able LOCAL counsel specializing in concerned filed of law e.g; Labor/Service  matters as in your case, and well versed with LOCAL applicable rules, precedence, latest judgments etc …. and worth his/her salt, can advise you after examining all case related docs, inputs,  evidences on record.

Obtain proper legal opinion in writing!

Avoid acting on your own on hearsay.

One should not fall for IT’s and entities loitering at online portals to allure unsuspecting querists. There are many threads on such instances at LCI also.

Online discussions are not substitute to in person discussions with a very able counsel of unshakable repute and integrity specializing in concerned field of law.

One should not fall for IT’s and entities loitering at online portals to allure unsuspecting querists……the personal details of unsuspecting querists/citizens get stored in databanks/compromised……hacked.

Not only your counsel ( if other very able counsel opine that 1st counsel’s advise was bad, misleading) many posing as Lawyers (actually Liar) have been raking up disputes at online portals including LCI on subjects like ; WILL, Nomination, Gratuity etc etc with their misleading, illegal advices and conduct..and have failed due to untiring efforts by some sincere and good natured Experts that indeed want to help and contribute at such portals. Such entities operate by forming gangs ( ikdi, dukdi, tikdi, chokdi and even more)….and attempt to deflect, divert to other members of their gangs to fleece the unsuspecting querists. Many of such entities have never been to courts and might have never won in any case and may not be able to count even on their fingertips. In the end multiple fake ID’s of such IT’s and entities get permanently blacklisted, shunted out at online portals and outside online portals and even society………and that is exactly what they deserve. Make a note of such entities and if the need be act to confine them to correctional centers; Jail, and let their cost and consequences be, heritable. Why such IT’s and entities litter nuisance at online portals: to hide their own weaknesses, and to satiate their insatiable itch and due to their infectious greed. One should stay away from such infected entities and hence away from such infection. You may post if anyone has ever asked /is asking for money from you have paid.

 Such IT’s and entities keep on poping up at online portals with fake and new ID’s after  their old ID’s are permanently blacklisted/shunted out and money fleeced from unsuspecting is finished.

There are such very able counsels at each location.

Check for such counsels at LOCAL; Labor Court/CGIT, CAT/School-Educational Tribunal/Civil Courts, HC, SC,..

You can also try for FREE legal Aid from Legal aid center (DLSA) that is usually within LOCAL courts complex..preferably from a very able counsel specializing in Labor/service matters.

Your counsels  may opine that you can appear on 1st date, and obtain copies of petition etc to reply later ….and inform the court that you shall be engaging a counsel and appear thru your counsel….Or your counsel can appear and obtain copies of petition etc and reply later or your new counsel can appear for you.

Your counsels can advise after examining all docs/record/inputs pertaining to your matter and help you. You can also search threads on similar query in SEARCH option ON left Hand side of threads in Forum/Experts section. Having learnt a lesson, remember to consult beforehand for your matters or any matter about which you are not properly informed.

There have many instances of such entities operating with multiple fake Id’s at online portals.

 

 

The FEE of all LOCAL counsels at all LOCATIONS is not high/unreasonable as mis-believed by many.

Many counsels even at State Capital/Metro towns  do not demand unreasonable high FEE.

IT is rather at online portals that unsuspecting querists are mislead as per many publications, by IT’s and Entities that pose as some Lawyer (actually LIAR) and flaunt/advertise firms that are not Law Firms (Actually LIAR’s Firms) to believe that LOCAL counsels are not knowledgeable..are incompetent.

In Reality the LOCAL counsels win cases in LOCAL courts at all LOCATIONS.

You can go thru/search the cases contested by any Lawyer at court website.

Rest; Your own very able LOCAL counsel as already advised above, can advise you in person, after examining all docs, inputs in person.

Obtain proper legal opinion in writing.

Kumar Doab (FIN)     07 January 2019

You may go thru;

“Teachers spurn new GR on recruitment ban, rise in clock-hour remuneration”

Pune Mirror | Updated: Nov 5, 2018, 06:15 IST
 

The well knit unions are involved and they can help and guide locally

 


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