The UCEO has more than 335 members till date.
Last week, a letter was sent to the Finance and Administration dept. to ask for check-off authorisations for members who have adhered to the UCEO.
The UCEO has therefore agreed to move forward by listing down the issues that it will look into, once recognition is achieved:
1. Adjustment of pension and retirement benefits.
2. Customs Officer I to be upgraded and aligned to grade 3 level [Customs Officer II].
3. Uniform issues 2010/ 2011 and payment of uniform allowances as from 2006.
4. All overtime and shift allowances that are due to Customs Officers must be settled once for all.
5. Introduction of saturday off system.
6. Introduction and follow-up of flexi-time management.
7. Provision for better welfare for Customs Officers: indoor games, subsidised canteen for all Customs Officers [ same as Cargo Handling].
8. Additional allowances for officers who have reached top salaries.
9. Duty free concessions, car allowances and non-taxable travel grants for Customs Officers [same as in Civil Service].
10. Annual leaves to be granted at the beginning of each calender year.
11. Annual unutilised sick leave to be refunded.
12. Increase accumulated leaves to 100.
UCEO.
We are united.
Monday 29 August 2011
Monday 15 August 2011
Meeting of Executive Members
The executive committee of the UCEO met today, 15.08.11, at noon at the NCH.
The agenda was mainly about the response of Customs Officers to the UCEO. The committee took note that nearly four hundred [400] Customs Officers have agreed to subscribe as members by forwarding their membership forms.
Based on this positive response, the committee has decided to set in motion the process to gain recognition.
The first step will consist of writing to our employer to inform them that the UCEO has nearly 400 members [for the time being] and it wishes to check-off a monthly subscription from the salary of the members, as required by law. The committee has agreed to write to the MRA by the end of this week.
The second step will be to call for a meeting with the DG and urge the MRA to accept the UCEO as a lawful body representing Customs Officers. 15th September has been set as a tentative deadline to gain recognition.
Finally feedback from Customs Officers joining the UCEO were reviewed and taken note of.
UCEO.
We are united.
The agenda was mainly about the response of Customs Officers to the UCEO. The committee took note that nearly four hundred [400] Customs Officers have agreed to subscribe as members by forwarding their membership forms.
Based on this positive response, the committee has decided to set in motion the process to gain recognition.
The first step will consist of writing to our employer to inform them that the UCEO has nearly 400 members [for the time being] and it wishes to check-off a monthly subscription from the salary of the members, as required by law. The committee has agreed to write to the MRA by the end of this week.
The second step will be to call for a meeting with the DG and urge the MRA to accept the UCEO as a lawful body representing Customs Officers. 15th September has been set as a tentative deadline to gain recognition.
Finally feedback from Customs Officers joining the UCEO were reviewed and taken note of.
UCEO.
We are united.
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