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Kolkata: All India Bank Officers Confederation (AIBOC) has written to the state chief secretary and the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) for five-day banking week and banking hours till 2 pm considering the spike in the Covid-19 situation.
When contacted SLBC convenor Nabin Kumar Dash said that the committee is discussing the matter and would consult it with the state government. It has argued that banking community of the state, being the frontline warriors and in direct contact with the general public, is continuing to do their diligent duties amid high chances of being infected by the deadly virus.
“The bankers despite taking necessary precautions are working with constant fears of being contaminated with Covid-19, which has been alleviated by the sudden surge in Covid-19 positivity rate in the last few days,” the letter adds.
AIBOC has urged the state government to implement some measures that includes an order for working with 50% work force in banks, to restrict the bank working hours from 10am to 2pm with an immediate effect, to implement five-day week by keeping the branches and its other offices closed on all Saturdays enabling the branches and offices to sanitise the area and also to break the chain of spread if any and to make special arrangement of booster dose of Covid-19 Vaccination on priority basis to all bank staff.
When contacted SLBC convenor Nabin Kumar Dash said that the committee is discussing the matter and would consult it with the state government. It has argued that banking community of the state, being the frontline warriors and in direct contact with the general public, is continuing to do their diligent duties amid high chances of being infected by the deadly virus.
“The bankers despite taking necessary precautions are working with constant fears of being contaminated with Covid-19, which has been alleviated by the sudden surge in Covid-19 positivity rate in the last few days,” the letter adds.
AIBOC has urged the state government to implement some measures that includes an order for working with 50% work force in banks, to restrict the bank working hours from 10am to 2pm with an immediate effect, to implement five-day week by keeping the branches and its other offices closed on all Saturdays enabling the branches and offices to sanitise the area and also to break the chain of spread if any and to make special arrangement of booster dose of Covid-19 Vaccination on priority basis to all bank staff.
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