Shillong, Jan 27: The demand of the bank employees here who joined the nation-wide strike on Tuesday is to have only five working days in a week.
The convenor of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Wandaplang Mawroh said “We have been demanding a five-day work week, and it’s high time the government takes our demands seriously.”
The protest aims to press for Saturdays off, with working hours increased by 40 minutes from Monday to Friday.
The UFBU has expressed unhappiness over the government’s delay in approving the proposal, citing assurances made in 2015 and 2022.
“In banks already, the 2nd and 4th Saturdays are holidays. Hence declaring the remaining Saturdays as holidays with increased working hours from Monday to Friday will not pose any major problem for the bank customers in the present circumstances when various alternative delivery channels to access banking services are available.
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