HSBC says customers who refuse to wear a face mask will have their accounts withdrawn

Daily Mirror ^ | 1/12/2021 | Emma Munbodh

[Oshkalaboomboom]

HSBC has issued a warning to customers as retailers step up coronavirus safety measures amid a further 1,243 deaths.

The lender - which also owns First Direct and Marks & Spencer bank - said customers who break the law could forfeit their bank account.

Speaking to The Mirror, a spokesman said face masks are mandatory in all branches as per government guidelines.

Those who refuse to comply will be refused service and could have their bank accounts withdrawn.

Jackie Uhi, head of branch network, HSBC UK said: "Our branch colleagues are key workers, continuing to go to work in our branches every day so that customers who need them can access essential financial services.

"Sadly, some people are failing to protect themselves, our branch colleagues and other customers by refusing to wear a face covering inside our branches or observe social distancing.

"Our colleagues deserve respect and should not have to face violent or abusive behaviour. Consider whether you need to visit the branch or could manage your banking from the safety of your home via our digital channels.

"If you do visit us, please wear a face covering and maintain a safe distance from others. If individuals put themselves or our colleagues at risk, without a medical exemption, we reserve the right to withdraw their account"

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Santander, Barclays, Lloyds, Natwest and Nationwide also issued similar guidance, urging customers to comply with the rules. Aldi, Tesco, Asda, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and Morrisons will turn you away at the door if you don't have a mask. Chinese-style Social Credit Scores to follow soon.

[rktman]

Law?

[Oshkalaboomboom]

Law?

This is the UK. According to their spokesmen they are following government guidelines.

[Repeat Offender]

Chinese-style Social Credit Scores to follow soon.

From the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking (HSBC) corporation? No way......

[ducttape45]

violent or abusive behaviour?????

[rktman]

Guess I’ll need to get involved in social media if I don’t want to be cast out. NOT! 😂😯 Do we score zero if we don’t have an “sm” presence? Will we be looked at with suspicion? Ridiculed? Shamed? I don’t care.

[RayChuang88]

I can understand why: the UK has a serious problem with a highly-contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus.

[max americana]

There’s also HSBC all over my hometown in Vancouver BC. If they did that there, the other banks would welcome those accounts happily..

[max americana]

variant? It’s the same stupid variant. They just want to scare people. Next year, it’s another “variant”.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Withdraw” the account? Does that mean fire the customer and close the account? Or confiscate the customer’s assets?

[rktman]

Yeah, I know it was the brits.

[C210N]

forfeit their bank account.

their bank accounts withdrawn.

What does this mean? Close the account, and forking over a check to the owner?

Or, as I'm getting the feeling of, forfeiture of the contents of the account.

[Oshkalaboomboom]

I can understand why: the UK has a serious problem with a highly-contagious variant of the COVID-19 virus.

If you saw some of the other things the government was doing, like allowing people from highly infected areas to travel at will and letting dozens of flights from other contagious countries in every day perhaps you wouldn't be so sympathetic.

Paul Joseph Watson - Lockdown 3

[cgbg]

This article needs to be read _very_ slowly:

If individuals put themselves or our colleagues at risk, without a medical exemption

On the one hand they are saying the virus is a highly dangerous risk to employees and others in the bank.

They are also claiming that masks are an excellent way to mitigate that risk.

But, then they are saying there are _exceptions_....are you f&^%ing kidding me?

If this was a real pandemic that killed exposed people en masse (think Ebola, for example) and masks could prevent transmission of the virulent deadly disease would there be exceptions?

This is just "obey our stupid rules because we say so" kindergarten silliness...

with a boot on the face...

[chopperk]

HSBC sucks anyway.

[LibsRJerks]

GD-IT!!! .. what right does ANYONE have to go this far???

Ok, so now you’re going to “take all their money” if they don’t comply and “endanger” others???

What about people who sneeze in public? drive drunk? sell street drugs? those things endanger others ....are you going to take all their money, too???

Jesus!!

[xkaydet65]

True but as private businesses are they not following the time honored
No shoes. No shirt. No Service.?

[KarlInOhio]

I searched for the term and it looks like a Britishism for involuntary account closure and return of the assets.

[Mathews]

Yep... Exactly what I was thinking.

[Mathews]

Oops. This in in the Uk.