The pressures on the employees of banks around the world have been manifold across financial system deregulation,

entry of new players and products with advanced technology, globalisation of financial markets, changing demographics of customer behaviour, consumer pressure for wider choice and cheaper service, shareholder wealth demands, shrinking margins. In this scenario, Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are most widely used strategy by firms to strengthen and maintain their position in the market place. M&As are considered as a relatively fast and efficient way to expand into new markets and incorporate new technologies. Still, we can find many evidences that their success is by no means assured. On the contrary, a majority of M&As fall short of their stated aims and objectives. Some failure can be explained and justified by financial and market factors. On the contrary a considerable number can be traced, which has neglected those factors, which are related to human resources issues and activities. There are numerous studies, which confirm the need for firms to systematically address a variety of human resource issues, activities, and challenges in their merger and acquisition activities. In the present article, a thought was provoked by a press release (May 20, 2010) that the Bank of Rajasthans employees launched an agitation to protest against the then proposed merger with ICICI Bank Ltd. It is a very serious matter as far as employees and the bank is concerned. It is quite natural phenomena that a dissatisfied employee cannot bring efficiency and effectiveness in rendering services. 2.1 Mergers and A