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Bank unions are requesting safety measures for workers.
UFBU also requested to allow bank employees to work from home.
New Delhi: With a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases across the country, bank unions are now showing their concerns towards bank employees. Bank unions are requesting safety measures for workers. They have now urged the Ministry of Finance to reduce the working days while seeking permission to run bank branches with a bare minimum staff.
United Forum of Bank Unions’ (UFBU) Convenor Sanjeev K Bandlish wrote a letter to Debasish Panda, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, saying, “As was implemented last year, there is a necessity to restrict physical banking for next 4-6 months. Banks may be advised to reduce working hours (say from 10 am to 2 pm).
March 2, 2021
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FBI Director Christopher Wray will testify before a Senate committee this morning about the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Lawmakers are expected to press the FBI director on how the agency prepared for the riot and alerted law enforcement about the threat of violence that day.
Wray is also expected to take questions about the bigger picture, which is the overall threat white supremacists pose in the country right now.
Today marks the second Senate hearing about the riot. Tomorrow, the commanding general of the D.C. National Guard will testify.