18/12/2022
Employees Joint Consultative Committee Kashmir vows on Government for the relaxation of office timings.
Appeals Government of Jammu and Kashmir to facilitate the Employees with the weekend off benefit.
Srinagar, Dec, 18: In a statement issued from the central office of Employees Joint Consultative Committee Kashmir, Mr. Aijaz Khan was quoted saying that the Government needs to look into the timing of Government Offices, as the Employees have to face the biting chill in the morning.
The Chairman of Employees Joint Consultative Committee Kashmir Mr. Aijaz Khan has vowed on the Government to consider the plea of all the Employees of Jammu and Kashmir and refix the timing schedule to 10:30-04:30 pm in the wake of winters.
Mr. Khan while defining the Geographical status of Jammu and Kashmir, foreboded the upcoming harsh winters and urged on Government to give relaxation in the office timings. He further stated that the Employees especially the female staff have to face numerous challenges while reporting to the Offices in the morning hours. They have to leave too early to be in the Offices on time amid less visibility and poor transportation in the winters.
A delegations of Employees especially the Female Officials betoned the issue before the Umbrella Organization of all the working Associations EJCCK and asked us to address the issue in a time bound manner, quoted Aijaz Khan.
Mr. Aijaz Khan, through the medium of this presser has appealed the Honble Lieutenant Governor and Chief Secretary Dr. AK Mehta to compass the new office timings, in the wake of winters and he further appealed to announce the weekend off for all the Employees of Jammu and Kashmir, so that the Employees are treated at par with the other Union Territories.
Mr. Aijaz Khan while sketching the Employee friendly Environment derived that the Employees needs to be benefited with weekend off, which is their right. He stated that the Employees are too overburdened due to the present scenario of Government work, where Government is pledged to create e-Offices and bring every activity online through electronic modes. This has badly affected the health of Employees and they need to be given a relaxation of weekend off, which is our Prime demand.