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State Bank of India (SBI) employees may go on a two-day strike on 25th and 26th May. All India State Bank of India Staff Federation (AISBISF) has announced this nationwide strike for its 16 demands.
This strike has been called to protect the rights of the employees, ensure better working conditions and keeping in mind the interests of the customers.
16 major demands of SBI employees:
- New Recruitment of Messengers: There should be immediate permanent recruitment on the vacant posts of Class IV (Messengers) in the bank.
- Recruitment of Armed Guards: Adequate armed guards should be appointed for the security of the bank and the needs of the branches.
- Option facility in NPS: Employees covered under the National Pension System (NPS) should have the freedom to choose their ‘pension fund manager’.
- Inter Circle Transfer (ICT): Employees recruited after 2019 should be given the opportunity to transfer to another circle.
- Ban on outsourcing: Giving work of permanent nature to external agencies should be stopped immediately.
- Appointment of adequate staff: In view of the increasing workload in all branches, adequate number of employees should be recruited.
- Parity issue: The disparities in salary and other facilities among the employees in State Bank should be removed.
- Career Progression Scheme Review: The existing policies related to promotion and career growth of employees should be improved.
- Benefits to retired employees: Under the 10th bilateral agreement, retired employees should be given the benefit of ‘8th stagnation increment’.
- Consultation Charge: Review and improvement in physician consultation charges applicable from 15th July 2024.
- Medical Scheme Reforms: The medical reimbursement scheme should be made better and simpler.
- Adding all allowances to pension: Under the 7th bilateral agreement, all components of salary should be included in the pension calculation of retired employees.
- Solving HRMS Problems: Technical problems in the bank’s HR software (HRMS) should be permanently rectified.
- Appointment of Staff Director: The old tradition of appointing a director from the workman category on the board of the bank should be restored.
- Nomination of PF Trustee: Employees’ representatives should be appointed in the Provident Fund (PF) Trust.
- Control on mis-selling: The practice of putting pressure on employees and selling wrong products to customers in the name of ‘cross-selling’ (selling insurance, mutual funds etc.) should be stopped.
What will be the effect of the strike?
Since this strike is of ‘workmen category’ (clerks and other staff), work like check clearing, cash counter and passbook updating may come to a standstill.
SBI closed for 5 consecutive days, work may come to a standstill
Due to this two-day strike, SBI may remain closed for 5 consecutive days. Banks will remain closed due to fourth Saturday on 23rd May and Sunday on 24th May. There will be a two-day strike on 25th and 26th May. On May 27, banks will not open in most parts of the country due to Eid-ul-Azha (Bakrid) / Eid-Uz-Zuha.
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