{"id":8307,"date":"2022-09-30T07:09:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T05:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/?post_type=news&p=8307"},"modified":"2022-09-30T07:12:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T05:12:47","slug":"state-life-insurance-employees-win-15-pay-raise-on-basic-pay","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/state-life-insurance-employees-win-15-pay-raise-on-basic-pay\/","title":{"rendered":"State Life Insurance Employees win 15% pay raise on basic pay"},"content":{"rendered":"
The life insurance employees of Pakistan are celebrating a new collective bargaining agreement that gives them a 15% pay raise on basic pay and improved protections on the job.<\/p>\r\n
The agreement between the State Life Insurance Employees Union of Pakistan and the State Life Insurance Cooperation of Pakistan secures not only financial benefits with the average in increase 25% against the Gross Salary but also secures administrative issues as well.<\/p>\r\n
A big win for the workers, as they now expect an average of 25% Gross Pay Increase, 15% increase on basic pay, 7% increase in utility allowances an extra 11,00\/- PKR, added 1,000\/- PKR for medical allowances and a commitment from the corporate to improve medical facility. The union was able to negotiate 33% quota for present workers\u00b4 children in the corporation.<\/p>\r\n
\u201cThis agreement is proof that when workers remain committed to act together in union, we can win strong wage increases and added protections,\u201d said Rajendra Acharya, UNI Global Union\u2019s Regional Secretary for Asia Pacific.<\/p>\r\n