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'I'm struggling to stay open' - Childcare workers seek pay rises

SIPTU has today been seeking a €2 an hour increase for workers in early years education at pay talks that began today. The union wants the minimum hourly wage rate to increase from €13 to €15. Kieran was joined by Paula Donoghue, owner of Clever Clogs in Cavan and national secretary of the Association of Childhood Professionals and Rowena Fisher, a pre-school childcare provider...

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16.15 8 Jun 2023


'I'm struggling to stay open' - Childcare workers seek pay rises


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16.15 8 Jun 2023


SIPTU has today been seeking a €2 an hour increase for workers in early years education at pay talks that began today. The union wants the minimum hourly wage rate to increase from €13 to €15.

Kieran was joined by Paula Donoghue, owner of Clever Clogs in Cavan and national secretary of the Association of Childhood Professionals and Rowena Fisher, a pre-school childcare provider...


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