The Financial Services Union (FSU) is to ballot its members in AIB on new hybrid working proposals at the bank.
It follows weeks of negotiations between management and the FSU.
In July, AIB said that staff would be required to work in an office-based location for a minimum of three days a week.
At the time, the FSU accused the bank of acting unilaterally and described the announcement as regressive, shortsighted and without justification.
Following negotiations between the two sides, AIB has presented the FSU with new proposals.
“AIB Hubs can be used as one of the three days in the office and there is greater flexibility on how these days in the office can be used,” said John O’Connell, General Secretary of the FSU.
“The bank and the union will jointly review members pre-existing arrangements to provide exceptions and where evidenced pre-existing arrangements will be honoured,” he said.
“These proposals also state that any further changes will have to be agreed with the union into the future which will give members clarity going forward,” Mr O’Connell added.
If the ballot of members in AIB is rejected the FSU will refer the matter to the Workplace Relations Commission.
In a statement, AIB said it has listened to feedback from staff and taken on board constructive suggestions from the FSU.
“Those working on a hybrid basis will be able to utilise one of our 47 Local Working Hubs as an alternative to attending their base location on one of their weekly onsite attendance days, subject to availability and agreement,” AIB said.
“We have also secured additional capacity in Block B in Central Park in Leopardstown, next to AIB’s existing facility, and some teams will be relocating their base location to our Central Park campus,” the bank said.
“We will not increase office attendance requirements further as long as the new arrangements are effective,” it added.
