Bank of Ireland IT staff expected to vote for strike over outsource plan

KEY staff essential to the operation of Bank of Ireland’s information technology operations are expected to vote for strike action over plans to outsource the maintenance of the bank’s computer systems.

The Irish Bank Officials’ Association (IBOA) yesterday said it would ballot its 200 members in Bank of Ireland’s ITSIS division.

IBOA general secretary Larry Broderick said the decision to ballot for industrial action arose from increasing concerns among staff about plans to outsource their jobs to an IT provider.