Bank unions demand 5-day work-week

Bank employee unions have demanded the government to grant them a five-day work-week. A senior official of the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) lamented that their persistent efforts to get the government to introduce five-day week have not borne fruit yet. “We wish them (other unions) luck.” Government-owned banks are in favour of five-day week. “None of the financial markets works over the weekend and even state and central government employees work five-day weeks. It’s only fair for banks to demand this,” says a senior official at a public sector bank.

DNA