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Part one of our major investigation into insecure work in universities & ITs is out!
I spent almost eight months interviewing people who were frustrated and angry with conditions in the sector.
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http://www.noteworthy.ie/academic-uncertainty-pt1-5265163-Nov2020/
Part one of our major investigation into insecure work in universities & ITs is out!
I spent almost eight months interviewing people who were frustrated and angry with conditions in the sector.
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http://www.noteworthy.ie/academic-uncertainty-pt1-5265163-Nov2020/
Casual & fixed-term contracts are having a detrimental impact on workersโ finances & ability to plan their future.
Almost all spoke about their inability to get a mortgage, reliance on their partner, impact on family and life planning & lack of hope about their future career.
Almost all spoke about their inability to get a mortgage, reliance on their partner, impact on family and life planning & lack of hope about their future career.
There has been an average of over 11,200 lecturers working on a temporary or casual basis in recent years across Irish universities and ITs, costing an average of over โฌ67 million each year.
We obtained FOI data on this which you can view here:
https://tinyurl.com/y3pbhc5f
We obtained FOI data on this which you can view here:
https://tinyurl.com/y3pbhc5f
Across Ireland, 440 academic staff in universities & ITs were in continuous employment in excess of two years but not on a CID (contract of indefinite duration), with UCDโs numbers increasing by almost 50% in recent years.
View the data obtained via FOI: https://tinyurl.com/yywo4r2u
View the data obtained via FOI: https://tinyurl.com/yywo4r2u
Hourly rates of pay may be high in comparison to other sectors but those who were precariously employed said that this rate drastically reduces when calculated on a per-hour-worked basis. This is due to preparation of lectures, interaction with students, meetings & other factors.
A number of academics and researchers that spoke to us experienced "a lot of pushback" and other issues when they spoke out about the staffing issues as well as insecure work in the sector.
Thanks to everyone who took the step to speak to me - your testimonies were invaluable.
Thanks to everyone who took the step to speak to me - your testimonies were invaluable.
You can support the huge volume of additional work required over the past number of months because of these time-consuming FOI requests by supporting the Noteworthy general fund (which now also has a monthly contribution option: https://tinyurl.com/y68ugoxk ). https://www.noteworthy.ie/general-fund
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As a special offer, you will also receive a set of our limited edition postcards: https://www.noteworthy.ie/proposal/christmas-gift-offer-129-Nov2020 #JournalismMatters #ShopLocal
Read part one of this major investigation now. Later today, in part two, we explore how precarious work is having an impact on diversity in HEIs. Tomorrow, in part three, we delve into ongoing campaigns by postgraduate researchers for workers rights. http://www.noteworthy.ie/academic-uncertainty-pt1-5265163-Nov2020/
โWomen who go into academia get trapped in exploitative forms of precarious workโ - @Theresa_OKeefe
Part two is out now & looks at the impact of insecure work on women, people with disabilities & vulnerable groups in the sector: http://jrnl.ie/5265743t
Part two is out now & looks at the impact of insecure work on women, people with disabilities & vulnerable groups in the sector: http://jrnl.ie/5265743t
