Unsanctioned leaves: Discom to crackdown on absent employees

:In an effort to crackdown on absent employees, the management of Jaipur discom has issued an order saying strict disciplinary action will be taken against employees who are absent from duty for months together without sanctioned leave.

“Instances have come to my notice that some of the employees remain absent from duty for months together without getting their leave sanctioned, which requires immediate attention of the controlling officers,” states an order issued by the Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd managing director RG Gupta.

“Suitable action should be taken against such absconding employees,” the order said.

Executive engineers and superintending engineers have been asked to remain vigilant about absentee employees and initiate disciplinary action against them.

“If any employee working under them remains absent from duty for more than three days without giving any information or getting leave sanctioned, they should write a letter to the employee concerned at their residential address. If an employee fails to report at the end of eight day, immediately a charge-sheet should be filed under the relevant rule,” sates the order.

Zonal chief engineers have been asked to maintain a record and take a certificate from the subordinate officers every month that no employee was absent without leave. “It has been observed that disciplinary action is not initiated against the absconding employees for years together,” states the order.

“The problem of absenteeism is more acute among the technical staff. Full strength is absolutely essential if we have to meet the losses reduction targets,” a senior discom official, who did not wish to be named, said.