[…]be removed from the register for that area. The amended Register of Electors is published on 1 February and comes into force on 15 February. What happens if I want to register after November 25th? After November 25th you will need to apply to be on the Supplemental Register of Electors. You must complete form RFA2 and have it stamped by a member of An Garda Siochana. You can make this application at any time, but in order to be included in the supplement used at an election, your application must be received by your local authority at least 15 […]
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), which represents 354,000 students across Ireland, today have made a submission to the Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage calling for a living wage of €11.50 per hour and recognising the issues of zero-hour contracts and ‘If and When’ contracts. You can read the submisison here. In the period from 2007 to 2014 the student contribution fee increased by 363% from €825 to €3000, rents have increased across the country, and on top of this it is costing students over €11,160 a year to get their degrees. Students typically work in […]
[…]they’ve had enough. USI President Joe O’Connor said: “The message to Minister Reilly today is loud and clear; change the starting salary level back to €26,000 for newly graduated nurses. This drop in starting salary is actively encouraging young graduate nurses to emigrate. Our hospitals need nurses to stay in Ireland to work. Understaffing is already a massive issue in the healthcare sector; conditions need to change now, starting with increasing the starting wage. Everyone has a right to a living wage, especially hard working nurses”. There will be photo opportunities at the launch, with student nurses dressed in scrubs […]
The Union of Students in Ireland (USI), which represents 354,000 students across Ireland, today have made a submission to the Low Pay Commission on the National Minimum Wage calling for a living wage of €11.50 per hour and recognising the issues of zero-hour contracts and ‘If and When’ contracts. You can read the submisison here. In the period from 2007 to 2014 the student contribution fee increased by 363% from €825 to €3000, rents have increased across the country, and on top of this it is costing students over €11,160 a year to get their degrees. Students typically work in […]
[…]nominations to USI Officerboard positions to be elected at USI Congress 2013 will pass at 5.00pm today, February 7, 2013 after which nominations will not be accepted. The preferred method of nomination is by scanned document on your union’s headed notepaper to elections@usi.ie, with your hard copy to follow. The document should be signed by the president of your union. In addition, faxes will be accepted at the USI 01 447 5081. Transmission time must be before […]
