CURRENT AFFAIRS : BANKING & FINANCE
All India Bank Employees’ Association proposes a 3-year ban on account openings for customers who assault bank branch staff
- The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) has urged the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) to blacklist customers who attack or abuse bank staff, closing their accounts and preventing them from opening new accounts for at least 3 years.
- AIBEA expressed concern over recent incidents where bank staff were physically assaulted and verbally abused by customers.
- They emphasized that staff are working to earn a living, not to be victims of such attacks.
- The attacks include both physical assaults and instances of abusive language directed at bank staff, including female employees.
