SBI RM goes strict on Leaves, No Employee will get leave without RM permission

A regional manager of the State Bank of India has ordered that no leave should be sanctioned to an officer without his permission. This has led to widespread debate on social media. People are criticizing the order of the regional manager of RBO-4, Sri Ganganagar. The HR department sent the following email to all branches:

As per instructions by competent authority regarding Leave for officers Branch Managers are no longer authorized to approve or sanction leave of officer working under their control at branch level. Consequently:

1. All leave applications must now be forwarded to the designated sanctioning authority at RBO
2. Branch Managers shall ensure timely submission of leave requests without delay, along with their recommendations where applicable.
3. All leave sanction rights reserved with RM sir, instead of extreme cases.
4. Branches must ensure compliance of the above instructions

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