Half Day’s will be missed
Half Day’s will be missed
With 2nd and 4th Saturday being off and
rest full day, the concept of half day working for banks is finally gone. It
may have been time for many bankers to celebrate as it adds to the number of
bank holidays and also provide opportunity to enjoy a longer weekend. The
banking communities were always envy about other government offices enjoying
2nd and 4th Saturday off. This was one of the major outcomes from the X
bipartite settlement which was signed between Employee's Union and IBA (Indian
Banks Association). It will come into effects from September thus 29th August
will be the last half day for banks.
No Tiffin, casual clothing and excitement
of finishing early used to be daily course of most bank employee on Saturday
until now. In many branches Saturday was a day to celebrate. “Birthday,
sendoff, promotion were all celebrated on a Saturday. We used to look forward
to half day working as well as all these celebration. With no more half day it
feels a bit odd” said a banker, who has had 30 years of service. Also for many
who had posting away from home ,Saturday was the day to catch the earliest bus/train
and reach home. "I used to wait for Saturday (weekend) as that was the day
I could get to meet my family and spend quality time with them" said a
bank employee who works in Mumbai and has his family in Pune.
Many customers who had Saturday holiday
used to prefer to do bank work on Saturday thus banks having long queue.
"The volume of work on half day remained the same. Most times we could
have to stay back and complete work. By the time we could reach home it was as
if a full day working so this is a welcome thing for us" said a officer in
one of the public sector banks.
The second and
fourth off will help reduce the operational cost for entire banking industry.
It will also provide relief for people who had to travel long distance in order
to reach office. But the Monday following the off will see a huge rush in
banks. Overall it is a welcome move for bankers but there is no doubt half days
will be missed by one and all.
Sanket Subhedar
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