MEMORANDUM OF SETTLEMENT

NAME OF PARTIES:

               The Tea Industry of Assam Valley represented by the five Employers’ Associations, namely:

1. Indian Tea Association,

2. Tea Association of India,

3. Bharatiya Chah Parishad,

4. Assam Tea Planters’ Association,

5. North Eastern Tea Association,

   AND

                            The employees represented by the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha.

 PRESENT: REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EMPLOYERS:

1.   Shri J. Bezbaruah

2.   Shri M. Dasgupta

3.   Shri Arijit  Raha                       Indian Tea Association

4.   Shri S. Ghosh

5.   Shri Kalyan  Basu 

6.   Shri J.N. Baruah                      Tea Association of India

7    Shri R.Paul    

8.   Shri Sumir Bagrodia

9.   Shri R. Borhakur                      Bharatiya Chah Parishad

10. Shri D. Sharma

11. Shri Raj Barooah                     Assam Tea Planters Association

12. Shri D Bora

13. Shri Manaj Jalan

14. Shri  D. K. Dowerah                 North Eastern tea Association

REPRESENTATIVES OF THE   EMPLOYEES:

1.  Shri M. S. Khandait. General Secretary, ACMS.

2.  Shri  N. Tanti

3.  Shri  L. S. Tanti

4.  Shri  B. Tanti

5.  Shri  P. Nag                                                            

6.  Shri  T.S. Kurmi

7.  Shri  H. N. Gaur                                                       

8.  Shri  R. Gowala 

SHORT RECITAL:

      The tenure of the Agreement dated 16th June, 1997 in respect of Leave Traveling Allowance for the Subordinate Staff and monthly Rated Employees having expired, the Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha demanded revision of the rates of the allowance. After protracted discussion a settlement was arrived at on the following terms on the 11th April, 2007.

TERMS OF SETTLEMENT:

1.    That permanent Sub-Staff and Other Monthly Rated category of employees will be entitled to draw Leave Travel Allowance on the Leave earned with effect from the year 2006 and payable with effect from 2007 as per table given below:-

Married Employees                                                      Rs. 500.00 Per Year

Single Employees                                                         Rs. 250.00 Per Year

2.    This allowance will normally be paid by the Management to the eligible employees prior to their to their proceeding on Annual Leave.

3.    This agreement will remain valid for 5 (Five) years i.e. up to leave earned for the year 2010, L. T. A. payable during the year 2011.

4.    If the wife/husband of eligible employee under this agreement is entitled to receive Leave Travel Allowance under any other agreement, than he/she shall not be entitled to draw L. T. A. under this agreement but the spouse will get higher benefit under any other Agreement.

5.    If both husband and wife are members of the Sub-Staff and O. M. R. category of employees, only one of them shall be entitled to receive Leave Travel Allowance at the married rate.

6.    Those employees who have already drawn their L. T. A. a/c 2006 in 2007 at the old rate, shall be paid the difference between the old and new rate within 30th June, 2007.

7.    This agreement will be deemed to be a Settlement as defined in Section 2(p) of the Industrial Disputes Act and will be binding on the parties as provided for in Section 18 of the said Act.

                 Representative of Employers’ Association                        Representative of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha 

Dated, Dibrugarh the 11th April, 2007