Bank staff in one-day strike as pension talks break down

A ONE-DAY strike by 500 Bank of Ireland staff is scheduled to commence this morning after last-ditch talks at the Labour Relations Commission failed to resolve a row over pensions.

The union Amicus is also warning of a second strike next week but the planned industrial actions will have minimal impact on customers. Amicus has proposed the bank should dispense with its decision to scrap the defined benefit scheme for employees who joined since October 1.

The union suggested those employees be given the option of choosing their pension scheme until the matter came before the Labour Court.