Financial Services Union (FSU)

Support for workers should include up to 10 days of paid leave and training and education for staff and management

Untaxed support comes on top of recent pay deals and will be paid to most Irish-based staff

Deal negotiated by the Financial Services Union protects terms and conditions for members

Some 250 workers are due to move to AIB over the coming months

Bank says 50% of customers bank entirely online and it will rely on post office link for counter access

More than 6,000 staff to benefit from the agreement

Deal marks the bank’s biggest pay award in over a decade as the cost of living soars

Lender strongly refutes accusation, claims it has offered staff generous redundancy terms

Indigenous employers struggle to keep pace as FDI companies hike pay rates

Lender committed to not pursuing redundancy scheme until at least after first half of 2022

Focus on developing mortgage market and how competition feeds setting of interest rates

FSU wants ‘the proceeds of success to be shared’

Ictu leader says social contributions by employers are below norms in Europe

Underdog no more: companies already keen to hire in response to budget move

Belgian-owned lender has never recognised Irish unions

Employees who refuse to get vaccine may be taken off payroll, Isme says

New terms propose exiting staff receive five weeks’ pay per year of service

Belgian lender expects sale of almost €9bn of performing loans and €5bn deposits to BofI

KBC does not recognise unions, but ‘substantial’ number of staff are members

Industry group chief says regulatory environment driving banks away from Ireland

Tracker enforcement actions against AIB and Bank of Ireland are ongoing

Fears raised that regulator may get distracted from monitoring system

FSU says €4m fine not sufficient deterrent given lack of transparency about what happened

Union calls for review of impact on local communities of proposed bank closures

Bank expected to announce closure of up to 100 branches next week

Ministers commit to a ‘legally admissible’ code

Lender says colleagues kept in the dark over wind-down due to ‘confidentiality restriction’

Oireachtas committee critical of lack of engagement from bank amid closure reports

Financial Services Union critical of lender as it confirms review of operations underway

FSU calling for workforce cuts to be postponed until after Covid-19

Indian-headquartered company provides IT services for AIB from a base in Ballsbridge

Bank’s parent considering winding down division as Covid-19 further depresses profits

Ulster’s parent is undertaking a strategic review of the unit

Minister changes regulations on face coverings to include additional workplaces

Plus: family businesses fear pandemic will finish them; and sick-pay Bill imminent

Financial sector trade union says Government’s position on face coverings in banks, credit unions and post offices was now ‘untenable’

In store for 2021: Bad loans, major job cuts and the never-ending tracker saga

Banks is embarking on cost-cutting programme which aims to reduce workforce by 7%

Ulster Bank, Central Bank refuse to appear before Oireachtas committee on bank’s future

Minister meets union amid speculation over bank’s operation in Republic