Work ethic is a set of values an employee uses in his/her job based on the ideals of discipline and hard work. Work ethic encompasses moral principles like integrity, a sense of responsibility, inherent ability, teamwork, and cooperation. This involves a person’s attitude, behavior, respect, communication, and interaction and how he/she gets along with others.…
A conflict of interest arises when a person chooses personal gain over his duties to the employer or exploits his position for personal gain in some way. In banks, as a general rule, people of top management or Managers or employees should avoid conducting bank’s business with a relative or any other person or any…
[This post elucidates about Employees’ Obligation to Bank/ Third Parties, Abuse of Official Position, and Sexual Harassment], Banking ethics is a committed set of ethical standards and rules that should be followed in the activities of financial institutions and employees of the banking sector. Every employee of the Bank shall conform to and abide by…
[This post elucidates Values, Norms, Beliefs, Morality, Conflict, Integrity, Golden Rule, Dilemmas, and Decision-Making] Ethics is a set of moral principles that guide a person’s behaviour and arrive at moral standards that regulate right and wrong conduct. The ethical principles are expressive about good habits that one should acquire, the duties that one should follow,…
RBI has issued a circular, making it mandatory for banks to link all new floating rate retail loans like personal loan, housing loan, auto loans and floating rate loans to MSMEs to an external benchmark effective October 1, 2019. The circular dated September 4, 2019, permitted the banks to choose one of the several benchmarks…
Business ethics is about managing values and conflict resolution. It refers to the moral principles, policies, and values that govern the way companies and individuals engage in business activity. It goes beyond legal requirements to establish a code of conduct that drives employee behavior at all levels and helps build trust between a business and…
Here are a few changes made in income tax rules that came into effect from September 1, 2019 Section 194 N of IT act provides that aggregate cash withdrawal beyond Rs.1 crore thresholds in a year from banks, post offices or cooperative societies will attract TDS at the rate of 2 percent. This new rule…
With effect from September 1, 2019, Income Tax department would “suo motu” allot a fresh PAN to a person who files I-T Returns (ITR) with only Aadhaar number. The Central Board of Direct Tax (CBDT) notified on August 30, 2019, that a person who furnishes Aadhaar, as he/she does not have PAN, “shall be deemed”…
Ethics is defined as a moral philosophy or code of morals based on what is considered right and wrong by a whole society or a person. “Ethics” identifies correct human behaviour according to positive values, such as transparency, loyalty, consistency, suitability, fairness, and opportunity. The ethical foundation is the basis for ethical standards, a system…
The government on Friday (August 30, 2019) announced the amalgamation of eight public sectors and making them in to three single entities. As per the announcement, Oriental Bank of Commerce and United Bank of India will merge with Punjab National Bank. Canara Bank and Syndicate Bank will become single entity with the merger. Union Bank…