# Bank unions announce strikes over five-day week and incentive scheme

Indian bank unions announce strikes demanding a five-day work week and revised incentive formulas.

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The UFBU has called for a one-day strike on September 11, 2026, followed by a three-day strike from September 28 to 30, 2026, with an indefinite strike threatened from October 26, 2026, if demands are not addressed. [^1]

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), representing over 90 percent of the banking workforce, announced a series of strikes over unresolved issues related to the five-day banking week and the government's revised Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. [^2]

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) called for an all-India bank strike on September 11, 2026, followed by strikes on September 28, 29, and 30, 2026. [^3]

The demand for a five-day banking week has been pending since 2015, when banks agreed in principle to move towards a five-day week, and was formalized through a wage settlement signed on March 8, 2024, which required employees to work an additional 40 minutes daily in exchange for Saturdays being declared holidays. [^4]

Under the revised PLI formula directed by the Department of Financial Services in November 2024, senior officers (Scale IV to VII) could receive incentives of up to 365 days' wages, compared with a maximum of 15 days for the remaining 95 percent of employees, covering around 40,000 officers. [^5]

The revised scheme covers Scale IV to Scale VII officers, who account for approximately 40,000 employees (around 5% of the total workforce of eight lakh), while the maximum incentive for the remaining 95% of staff remains one day's wage. [^6]

Under the existing scheme, incentive payments ranged from one day's wage to a maximum of 15 days' wage payable uniformly to all employees, whereas the revised scheme offers incentives up to 365 days' wages based on individual performance. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. The UFBU has called for a one-day strike on September 11, 2026, followed by a three-day strike from September 28 to 30, 2026, with an indefinite strike threatened from October 26, 2026, if demands are not addressed. (Hindustan Times, News)
2. The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), representing over 90 percent of the banking workforce, announced a series of strikes over unresolved issues related to the five-day banking week and the government's revised Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. (Hindustan Times, News)
3. The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) called for an all-India bank strike on September 11, 2026, followed by strikes on September 28, 29, and 30, 2026. (mint, News)
4. The demand for a five-day banking week has been pending since 2015, when banks agreed in principle to move towards a five-day week, and was formalized through a wage settlement signed on March 8, 2024, which required employees to work an additional 40 minutes daily in exchange for Saturdays being declared holidays. (Hindustan Times, News)
5. Under the revised PLI formula directed by the Department of Financial Services in November 2024, senior officers (Scale IV to VII) could receive incentives of up to 365 days' wages, compared with a maximum of 15 days for the remaining 95 percent of employees, covering around 40,000 officers. (Hindustan Times, News)
6. The revised scheme covers Scale IV to Scale VII officers, who account for approximately 40,000 employees (around 5% of the total workforce of eight lakh), while the maximum incentive for the remaining 95% of staff remains one day's wage. (mint, News)
7. Under the existing scheme, incentive payments ranged from one day's wage to a maximum of 15 days' wage payable uniformly to all employees, whereas the revised scheme offers incentives up to 365 days' wages based on individual performance. (mint, News)

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