Labour Court recommends €159 payment and leave day for Bank of Ireland staff

The Labour Court recommended a €159 payment and one day of annual leave for Bank Of Ireland service-grade staff, including security guards, porters and cleaners. The payment was to be made on a gratuitous basis, to close the dispute over recognition for the euro changeover. The recommendation was signed on 5 June 2002. The Services Industrial Professional Technical Union (SIPTU) said the staff had worked hard and flexibly during the changeover; the Bank said they had not been affected by it. The Court expressed considerable doubt about the extent of the impact on the staff.