<p class="rtejustify">Banking work may be hit this weekend as employees have been put on election duty.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">PSU bank staff have been assigned poll duty on May 12.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Bank officials said that at least 5,000 to 6,000 PSU bank employees across the city have been assigned election duty.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“Though elections are on May 12, which is a second Saturday and bank holiday, staff assigned to election duty must report a day in advance. Hence, a majority of staff will not be available from May 11. This may affect bank work this weekend,” said K R Jayasimha, senior manager of lead bank.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“There will be two consecutive holidays for banks, Saturday and Sunday (May 12 and 13) hence the customers will suffer this weekend. The private banks which are exempted from election duties will function normally,” he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">There are more than 2,300 PSU bank branches in the city. According to Jayasimha, more than 1,700 staff from SBI and Canara Bank have been assigned to the poll duties.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Bank work has already been hit due to election training with banks functioning just one or two staff.</p>
<p class="rtejustify">Banking work may be hit this weekend as employees have been put on election duty.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">PSU bank staff have been assigned poll duty on May 12.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Bank officials said that at least 5,000 to 6,000 PSU bank employees across the city have been assigned election duty.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“Though elections are on May 12, which is a second Saturday and bank holiday, staff assigned to election duty must report a day in advance. Hence, a majority of staff will not be available from May 11. This may affect bank work this weekend,” said K R Jayasimha, senior manager of lead bank.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">“There will be two consecutive holidays for banks, Saturday and Sunday (May 12 and 13) hence the customers will suffer this weekend. The private banks which are exempted from election duties will function normally,” he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">There are more than 2,300 PSU bank branches in the city. According to Jayasimha, more than 1,700 staff from SBI and Canara Bank have been assigned to the poll duties.</p>.<p class="bodytext rtejustify">Bank work has already been hit due to election training with banks functioning just one or two staff.</p>
