Labour Court intervenes in bank row

FINANCE union IBOA has welcomed the intervention of the Labour Court in the dispute with Bank of Ireland over the bank’s plans to introduce less favourable pension rights for new staff.

IBOA had already warned it was prepared to take strike action if the bank was not prepared to deal with its concerns over pension entitlements for new staff joining the bank.

IBOA general secretary Larry Broderick said: “IBOA appreciates the urgency and priority that the Labour Court is giving to this issue.”