Protest - Work To Rule

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SS) DEPARTMENT CIRCULAR MEMORANDUM No. 142749/SS1/84/GAD. Dated, Trivandruni, 21st January, 1985. Sub:—Public Services—'Work to Rule' as a form of agitation—Dealing withRevised orders issued. Ref—Circular Memorandum No. 48063/SSl/7/PD. dated 27-7-1976.t The order issued in Circular Memorandum cited is hereby cancelled. The matter has been reviewed and the following procedure will hereafter be followed by the Heads of Departments/Offices, if and when any section of employees resort to 'work to rule' as a part of an agitation. Whenever a section of employees resort to 'work to rule' as a part of an agitation, the Head of the Department/Office shall verify everyday during the period 'of agitation, whether all employees under their control have attended to their normal work. Lists of employees iamely (i) who have done only a part of their normal work; and (ii) who did not do any work at all during the day shall be prepared by the Heads of Offices on all days of the agitation before the expiry of the office/duty time. The performance of the employees who did not attend, to any work at all on the day(s) will be considered as 'NIL' and they will be treated as on 'unauthorised absence'. The period thus considered as unauthorised absence will be treated as 'dies-non' under rule 14A. Part I, Kerala Service Rules. In the case of the employees who have done only a part of their work thereby causing slowing down of or impeding the reasonably efficient transaction of Government work, disciplinary action will be initiated against them under rule '86 of the Kerala Government Servants' Conduct Rules. Those employees who are found to be causing obstruction to the work of others' or indulging in harassment intimidation or other illegal acts during the agitation shall also be placed under suspension pending disciplinary-action. ' In the Secretariat the secretary to Government concerned or in his absence the senior most officer available in the Department shall prepare such lists and further action taken on that basis. M. DANDAPA1I, Commissioner and Secretary to Government.