Bank Employees in India can get a great gift soon. The government is preparing to fulfill an old demand of bank employees. It is being told in the news that the central government may soon issue an official notification in this regard.
Government in preparation to stamp
According to a media report, that the central government is seriously considering the demand of 5 working days week of bank employees. The Finance Ministry is preparing to seal this old demand of bank employees, after which a notification can be issued regarding this and the change can be brought into effect.
Now every Saturday is not a holiday
If this happens then bank employees will now have to work only 5 days every week. In the current system, bank employees get a holiday on every Sunday of the month, but there is no holiday in banks on every Saturday. Banks are open on the first, third and fifth Saturdays of every month, while the second and fourth Saturdays of the month are holidays for bank employees.
IBA has sent the proposal
The employees of the banks have been demanding for a long time that the system of 5 working days week should be implemented for them. The Indian Banks Association had also given a proposal to the government in this regard. Quoting sources in the news, it has been claimed that the government is moving ahead positively on the proposal of the Indian Bank Association and a notification may be issued soon with the wage board revision.
Long standing demand
The demand for five working days first arose after the Corona epidemic. However, the Indian Banks’ Association then rejected this demand and instead offered a 19 per cent pay hike. Later, the demand for a five-day week kept gaining momentum. Under the leadership of the United Forum of Bank Unions, the bank employees also went on strike for two days in January this year for this demand.
Working hours will increase
According to a news of Times of India, the Indian Bank Association has agreed to the demand of 5 days week after the working hours will be increased. The Indian Banks’ Association had agreed in February 2023 that it would look into the demand for a 5-day week. With this, he had added the condition of increasing the working hours by 40 minutes every day. If this happens then the bank employees will have to work from 09:45 in the morning to 05:30 in the evening.
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