by | Sep 17, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home
Proposals from Fine Gael and the Green Party to develop a public Early Years education system are doomed to failure unless low pay for workers in the sector is adequately addressed, according to SIPTU Head of Strategic Organising and Campaigns, Darragh ...
by | Aug 20, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home, Public Administration and Community
SIPTU Early Years Union is calling for ring-fenced State funding to support a €15 minimum wage rate for educators and a 10% increase to all Employment Regulation Order (ERO) rates in its 2025 Budget Submission, ‘Towards a Professional Wage for Early Years’. SIPTU...
by | Aug 6, 2024 | SIPTU Bulletin
A new survey by SIPTU has revealed shocking realities for Early Years Educators where low wages are leading to stress and burnout which is leading to an unsustainable turnover of staff in a manner which is undermining the whole system. On 4th July, Early Years...
by | Jun 3, 2024 | Latest News, Latest News Home
SIPTU members employed in the Early Years education sector have welcomed the Government announcement that increased minimum pay rates for Early Years educators and managers will come into force with a new Employment Regulation Order (ERO) on 24th June. SIPTU Head of...
by | Feb 1, 2024 | Campaigns, General News, Latest News, Latest News Home
We’re only getting started! Save the date: Inaugural SIPTU Early Years Conference set for Saturday 6th April. As Storm Isha raged across the country in late January, members of the SIPTU National Early Years Committee braved the treacherous conditions and made the...
