BOI STAFF TO PICKET; STRIKE.Byline: ED CART DISGRUNTLED dis·grun·tle tr.v. dis·grun·tled, dis·grun·tling, dis·grun·tles To make discontented. [dis- + gruntle, to grumble (from Middle English gruntelen; see Bank of Ireland This article is about the commercial banking company Bank of Ireland. For the central bank of the Republic of Ireland, see Central Bank of Ireland. The Bank of Ireland (Irish: Banc na hÉireann workers will picket head office today in a row over performance bonuses for lower paid staff. About 500 employees from the life and pensions divisions, which lost EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 31million in the year to March, have demanded the payments after a Labour Court ruling. The Unite trade union yesterday said it has written to Finance Minister Brian Lenihan claiming taxpayers have pumped EUR3.5billion into the institution yet management refuse to sign off on payments. Strike notice was served last week and union chiefs claimed bank bosses made no effort to resolve the dispute since then. The union's regional officer Colm Quinlan accused the bank of ignoring the Labour Court ruling securing the pay deal. He said: "This is completely unacceptable." A bank spokeswoman said: "We are disappointed they have voted for industrial action." |
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