Bank employee unions have given notice for a nationwide strike on 27 January to press for a long-pending demand for a five-day work week. If the strike proceeds, it will disrupt public sector banking operations for three consecutive days as banks will remain closed on Sunday, 25 January in line with Reserve Bank of India (RBI's) holiday schedule – which would be followed by another closure on Monday, 26 January– Republic Day, which is a national holiday. Currently, bank employees get the second and fourth Saturdays off each month, apart from Sundays.
