Permanent-TSB staff vote for industrial action

Workers at Permanent-TSB have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action as part of a dispute over pay, holidays and flexible working hours.

The action, which will see staff refusing to undertake certain tasks, is due to begin on November 27.

Amicus-MSF, which represents the workers, said the dispute was caused by management’s failure to harmonise pay and conditions in an equitable fashion following the takeover of TSB by Irish Permanent.

Jerry Shanahan, the union’s deputy national secretary, said: "Amicus-MSF has successfully handled some of the biggest and most complex mergers in the financial services sector in recent years without recourse to industrial action.

"We are disappointed that, on this occasion, it has not been possible to deal with the integration and harmonisation of staff terms and conditions in an equitable way."