‘Resolve issues through dialogue’: Govt urges bank employees to call off Sept 28-30 stir

The finance ministry on Monday urged bank employees to refrain from resorting to strikes and resolve their remaining demands through dialogue, saying most concerns raised by unions had been substantially addressed.The appeal comes ahead of a three-day nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) from September 28 to 30. The unions are primarily seeking implementation of a five-day banking week and withdrawal of the Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme.The government said the PLI scheme had already been kept in abeyance earlier this month following discussions with unions, while the remaining demand for a five-day workweek continues to be examined."Given that most concerns of the unions have been substantially addressed, that the remaining demand continues to be examined, and that the Government continues to proactively introduce welfare measures for the banking workforce, bank employees are urged to refrain from resorting to strikes, work towards resolving issues through…