Archive · 14 Sep 2026
Bank Employees Threaten Three-Day Strike Over Saturday Holidays
Bank employees want all four Saturdays each month to be holidays.
Right now, only two Saturdays are holidays.
The government said employees would need to work longer on other days.
The employees agreed to add 40 minutes to customer service time.
They said the agreement was not put into effect.
Officials will meet with them on September 22.
If the issue is not solved, employees may strike for three days.
The planned strike dates are September 28, 29, and 30.
Bank employees are demanding holidays on all four Saturdays each month.
Banks currently observe holidays on two Saturdays per month.
The government sought longer working hours on other days in exchange for four Saturday holidays.
Employees agreed to increase customer service by 40 minutes, but said the agreement was not implemented.
Labour officials will meet the employees on September 22; a strike is threatened for September 28–30 if no solution is reached.
- Who
- Bank employees and government labour officials.
- What
- Bank employees are threatening a three-day strike over a demand for four Saturday holidays each month.
- When
- A meeting is scheduled for September 22, with a possible strike on September 28, 29, and 30.
- Where
- Not specified in the article.
- Why
- Employees say their agreement to increase customer service by 40 minutes was not implemented and their Saturday-holiday demand remains unresolved.
Bank Employees
Government Position
Saturday holidays
Bank Employees
Employees want holidays on all four Saturdays each month.
Government Position
The government said working time on other days would need to increase if four Saturdays became holidays.
Implementation of agreement
Bank Employees
Employees say they agreed to increase customer service by 40 minutes, but the agreement was not implemented.
Government Position
The article does not provide the government's response on why the agreement was not implemented.
Strike threat
Bank Employees
Employees plan to strike from September 28 through September 30 if discussions do not produce a solution.
Government Position
The government is scheduled to discuss the issue with the employees through the commissioner of labour welfare on September 22.
- Current Saturday holidays
- Two Saturdays per month
- Employee demand
- Holidays on all four Saturdays each month
- Proposed work adjustment
- A 40-minute increase in customer service time
- Government position
- Longer working hours on working days would be required for four Saturday holidays
- Scheduled discussion
- September 22 with the commissioner of labour welfare
- Possible strike dates
- September 28, 29, and 30
- Strike condition
- No solution reached in the discussions