In a significant move, Punjab National Bank (PNB) MD Shri Ashok Chandra addressed a town hall meeting in Mumbai, where he shared an important message about respecting holidays and personal time.
During his speech, he revealed that for the past 10–11 years, he has never worked on a Sunday, nor has he called any employee to work on a holiday. He firmly believes that working on holidays does not add value to the bank’s business or profitability. Instead, he stressed that employees should be given proper time to rest and spend quality moments with their families.
This decision by the MD has been widely appreciated by employees, as banking is a demanding profession that often requires long working hours. By discouraging work on holidays, he is setting a great example of leadership that values employees’ well-being.
Work-life balance is crucial for maintaining mental and physical health, increasing productivity, and improving overall job satisfaction. Many studies have shown that employees who get enough rest perform better at work and are more motivated.
The MD’s advice to all Circle Heads (CHs) and Zonal Managers (ZMs) was clear—do not call employees for duty on holidays. He said that authorities call staff to work on holidays just to satisfy their ego. His strong stance on this issue reflects his concern for employees’ welfare and his progressive vision for a healthier and more productive work environment at PNB.
With this step, PNB continues to stand out as an employee-friendly organization that values both professional excellence and personal well-being. Recently, PNB has also announced to bear 50% Tax on Perquisites offered to its employees. These measures will surely motivate employees a lot and help them in performing better.
Earlier, Union Bank MD&CEO had also instructed employees to leave office by 6:30 pm for better work life balance. The MD&CEO had instructed staff to complete branch work by 6:00 pm and leave the branch by 6:30 pm.
Bank Employees are also demanding the implementation of 5 Day Banking that was promised in 12th BPS signed last year. It’s going to be one year but still 5 Day Banking has not been implemented. In protest against this, Bank Employees have declared a two day strike on 24 and 25 March 2025.
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Thank you sir. Work life balance is very important for better productivity. Like this, MDs of all Nationalised Banks should come forward to share their views on this topic. It’s not that we don’t want to work hard but to work for quality output. We used to think private sector employees work harder than us, the Nationalised Banks’ employees but they lead better work life balance
बिल्कुल सही सोच है जब बैंक में कार्य करने वालों का मनोबल ऊंचा रहेगा तो मंजिल तो बैंक प्राप्त करेगा ही।धन्यवाद सर ऐसी सोच सभी बैंक के उच्च पदधारी को रखने की जरूरत है
Great sir thanks lot by your support all we encouraged ourselves for better level of growth
Superb Sir, I am feeling proud to be associated with such a lovely organisation which values the importance of family life definitely this organisation is going to go to an another level under the true and dynamic leadership of our respected MD Sir.