Organisation: Financial Services Union

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<p>Demonstrators on O'Connell Street during a pre-budget protest organised by the Cost of Living Coalition. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA</p>

economy

New collective bargaining laws to radically transform Ireland's industrial landscape

As companies across Ireland’s tech, food, pharmaceutical and consulting sectors announced widespread lay-offs, trade unions have had an exceptionally busy year, writes Emer Walsh

<p>More than half of the workers surveyed did not know if their office or home computer was monitored.</p>

news

Government needs to act against 'Big Brother'-style monitoring of employees

<p>Dermott Jewell of the Consumers’ Association of Ireland said the banking review must protect the consumer. File photo</p>

economy

Experts urge Paschal Donohoe to put costly mortgages at centre of banking review

File photo AIB has agreed a deal with Ulster Bank to buy about €4.2 billion of its performing corporate and commercial loans. En

companies

Ulster Bank advances exit with plan to transfer €7.6bn in loans to PTSB

economy

Analysis: No let-up as AIB latest to close bank branches

companies

FSU pushes Bank of Ireland for more clarity on branch closures

Widespread backlash after Bank of Ireland announces closure of 103 branches

BoI, which is 14% owned by the Government, plans to shut 88 of its 257 branches in the Republic, and 15 of its 28 branches in Northern Ireland

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021

BoI takes a €1.1bn loan hit and €374m loss in the first year of Covid-19 pandemic

Bank of Ireland unveiled as the country's largest lender unveiled the €1. 1bn toll in impaired loans in its first reckoning of the Covid-19 crisis.

Mon, 01 Mar, 2021

Somers warns Ireland's image is hit by bank exit; Ulster boss says she aims to minimise job losses

A former National Treasury Management Agency head Michael Somers, who helped set up the agency during the debt crisis of the late 1980s, said the decision of Britain’s NatWest to pull Ulster Bank from the market sends a negative message around the ...

Tue, 23 Feb, 2021

Donohoe thrusts Permanent TSB centre stage to alleviate crisis as Ulster Bank bows out

NatWest came to the decision after unexpectedly launching a review last year into the future of its 88 branches and €20bn in home loans and corporate lending in the Republic

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

No reassurances secured over Ulster Bank future in Republic, warns union

Ulster Bank chief Jane Howard 'refused to answer any questions' on review by bank's parent NatWest at online meeting with Financial Services Union

Thu, 04 Feb, 2021

Financial Services Union seek gender pay gap data from all Irish retail banks

Bank of Ireland announced a target to establish 50:50 gender balance in appointments to senior management and leadership by 2021.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2020

Always-on: One in four workers expected to answer calls or emails outside office hours

Should legislation be introduced to give employees the 'right to disconnect'?

Thu, 10 Oct, 2019

IBCB aiming to rebuild confidence in banking

Philip O’Leary, managing partner of Cork law firm FitzGerald Legal & Advisory, has been appointed as a board member to the Irish Banking Culture Board (IBCB), funded by Ireland’s five main retail banks with the aim of rebuilding trust in the sector.

Fri, 26 Apr, 2019

BoI could shed up to 200 jobs as it closes support centres

Bank of Ireland has announced that it will close 27 “operational support centres” around the country which employ 419 people.

Fri, 27 Apr, 2018

Ulster Bank ‘missing money’ panic

Ulster Bank is again facing intense scrutiny after the Central Bank, the Oireachtas Finance Committee, and the Finance Minister raised serious concerns over the latest financial panic to hit the institution.

Wed, 25 Apr, 2018

AIB staff to share €317,000 for move

Around 500 AIB workers are in line to share around €317,500 for moving offices.

Fri, 22 Dec, 2017

Pay cap and bonus ban may be axed to lure Brexit banks

The long-standing pay cap and bonus ban for top bankers could be scrapped in a bid to entice financial firms fleeing Brexit-hit London to Ireland.

Fri, 01 Sep, 2017

Resist calls to spend more, say EU and ECB

The European Commission and the ECB have slapped the Government’s wrists over its spending of corporate tax windfalls and urged it to resist calls to spend more as part of any “recovery dividend”.

Sat, 20 May, 2017

State still plans to sell AIB shares within six months

The Government is still planning to sell shares in AIB at the first opportunity, in May or June, the Irish Examiner understands, as the bank last night announced a huge programme of bank closures and 130 voluntary job losses at its unit in the North.

Thu, 23 Feb, 2017

Lenders slammed for tracker mortgage scandal

Banks in Ireland had sought since 2009 to play down the tracker mortgage scandal which has had a “catastrophic” effect on customers, an expert in tracker mortgages has alleged at the Oireachtas Finance Committee.

Wed, 22 Feb, 2017

KBC eyes expansion beyond mortgages

KBC Bank said it plans to move into the lending of professionals such as doctors and dentists which it says other banks have ignored since the crash, as it finally confirmed its Belgian parent will commit to the Irish market.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

Financial Services Union ‘concern’ on AIB sale as 5.5% pay deal agreed

The Financial Services Union (FSU) said the proposed sale by the Government of a stake in AIB was a matter of “concern” as the union said it would recommend its members vote to accept an average pay rise of 5.5% over two years at the State-owned lender.

Fri, 20 Jan, 2017

KBC Bank Group sticks to review as FSU writes to Michael Noonan

KBC Bank Group in Belgium said it has no plans to bring forward its decision on the future of its Irish bank and said it has been “very open and transparent” as the Financial Services Union said it had written to Finance Minister Michael Noonan on the matter.

Tue, 10 Jan, 2017