“Lecturers in institutes of technology have voted in large numbers to begin a campaign of industrial action over ‘unsustainable’ workloads. From next September, lecturers who are members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland say they will cease working an additional hour a week, on top of their weekly norm …” (more)
[Carl O’Brien, Irish Times, 19 April]
“Foreword I am delighted to introduce this survey of academic staff on working conditions at DCU carried out by the SIPTU Section Committee. As DCU moves towards the ‘incorporation’ of St Patrick’s College Drumcondra, Mater Dei Institute of Education and the Church of Ireland College of Education it is vital that the union benchmarks staff conditions as change (not always positive) will be the order of the day …” (more, download)
“College lecturers are spending longer hours on ‘pastoral’ work due to the increasing number of students entering third-level with complex needs, including language difficulties and a lack of basic writing skills …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 22 June]
[The report is here.]
“A few weeks from the summer holidays might not be the best of times for teachers and lecturers to make the argument that they are overworked but research bears out their claims that they have long hours by international standards …” (more)
[Joe Humphreys, Irish Times, 3 June]
“Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for Education and Skills if the extension of teachers’ working hours in the Croke Park Agreement will cease and the old teaching hours return post recession; and if he will make a statement on the matter …” (more)
[Dáil Éireann Written Answers, 23 April]
“Sir, – It has been implied in media reportage of the public sector Croke Park II negotiations that all public sector workers are in pensionable, long-term and guaranteed jobs. This could not be further from the truth …” (more)
[Gerry Sutton, Irish Times, 1 March]
“… The Commission is to engage over the next 24 hours with the parties in third level education to finalise an equivalent proposal for that sector. The executive of the Irish Federation of University Teachers met this morning and instructed General Secretary Mike Jennings to convene an emergency meeting of the executive …” (more)
[RTÉ News, 24 February]
“Low-key statements before Christmas signalled a significant breach in the impregnable fortress that is the Croke Park agreement …” (more)
[Eddie Molloy, Irish Times, 2 January]
