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 […]
[…]students in need of help. Following the hugely successful Mental Health Reform campaign where 21,000 people signed a petition calling on Minister Kathleen Lynch to ensure the €35m of funding committed for community mental health services is allocated and spent, USI congratulate the work carried out on this campaign and encourage the Minister to act in delivering these crucially important services. The USI will be launching a new multi-faceted mental health campaign entitled ‘More Talk, More Action’ next month with the support of several mental health organisations including Headstrong,See Change, ReachOut, HeadsUp and St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services. Headstrong has also been selected as […]
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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 […]
