[…]from lower socio-economic backgrounds are discriminated against because of their inability to afford the significant costs of traveling abroad for an abortions. It costs at least €1,000 to travel to England for a termination, including clinic costs, travel and accommodation. Young women or girls, whether students or not, usually do not have ready access to such funds.’ USI will be attending a rally organised by Action on X outside Dáil Eireann this evening at 6pm. Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland is a pro-choice organisation. Pro-choice policy was re-affirmed at USI Congress in March 2013. USI regards this as […]
[…](other than hairdressing apprenticeships) Further information may be obtained by downloading this Detailed Guide To The National Minimum Wage Act, 2000. Annual Leave and Public Holidays Annual Leave All employees, full-time, part-time, temporary or casual earn annual leave entitlements from the time they start work. Most employees are entitled to four weeks’ paid annual leave per leave year. The employer determines the timing of an employee’s annual leave, taking into consideration work and personal requirements and should consult him/her or the relevant union in advance. Pay for the leave must be given in advance and calculated at the employee’s normal […]
[…]equitable, quality, free public education a reality. USI are supporting the Global Campaign today by calling for third-level education in Ireland to be protected as a right, highlighting and promoting the value of education to society. The recent Indecon Independent Assessment of the Economic and Social Impact of Irish Universities report also demonstrated how imperative Higher Education is to future societal and economic prosperity. Notes: The Union of Students in Ireland represent over 374,000 students across the island of Ireland USI’s recent #FundTheFuture national day of action resulted in a statement from An Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar TD, rejecting […]
[…]and achieving some degree of control over their life. Their world feels like an unsafe place, and, for many complex reasons, an eating disorder provides them with a sense of safety. Once trapped within the eating disorder, people often feel they need to maintain it in order to survive. They don’t know who they are or how they could cope without it. (Bodywhys, 2008) Eating disorders are not primarily about food People can and do recover Eating disorders can affect anyone Eating disorders are characterised by a variety of disordered eating behaviours such as: Self-starvation – by fasting and/or food […]
