Pay 2026 Proposal - BOI 09/26 - BOI Group

BOI 09/26

Following difficult and drawn-out pay negotiations over the past three months, the mediator has now intervened to put forward a proposal. Our union has agreed to ballot the mediator’s proposal with our members.

Summary of the mediator’s proposal:

• 4% pay increase for Bands 1-3, split 2.25% as fixed and 1.75% as performance
• ROI Band 1 min pay increased from €29,000 to €30,000
• NI & GB Band 1 min pay increased from £23,000 to £25,000
• All Bands 2 & 3 min pay increased by 2.25%
• All Bands 1-3 max pay increased by 2.25%

The new pay ranges, with effect from 1 January 2026, would be:

The new minimum pay rates for APA and QFA qualifications in the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland would be:

All increases are effective from 1 January 2026.

Click HERE to read the mediator’s report.

Members’ meetings

FSU members can register below for any of the three union meetings:

1. Thursday 19 February at 1pm: Click here to register
2. Thursday 19 February at 5:30pm: Click here to register
3. Monday 23 February at 1pm: Click here to register

Ballot arrangements

The decision to accept or reject the mediator’s proposal is in your hands.

The ballot will be conducted by our third-party balloting partner, Mi-Voice. All ballots are anonymous.

Your ballot will be emailed to you by Mi-Voice on Monday 23 February. The ballot will remain open for two weeks, closing at 4pm on Monday 9 March. If you don’t receive a ballot by email, please check your spam/junk folders before contacting FSU.

Only FSU members can vote in this ballot, so please encourage all your colleagues to join so that we have a clear mandate and outcome.

Caitleen Desetti

Industrial Relations Organiser

BOI Sector Committee: