One-third of HE teaching staff consider leaving – Survey

According to new research, more than a third of teaching staff in Irish higher education institutions consider their employment to be precarious with many saying they are not paid out of term and will have to leave the sector to find permanent jobs, writes Emmet Malone for The Irish Times.

The Irish Federation of University Teachers says the problem persists in the sector despite positive recommendations in government-backed reports and a commitment from Minister for Higher and Further Education Simon Harris last year to provide the funds required to “end precarious employment”.

A survey of 550 higher education sector workers suggests women are disproportionately impacted by the issue. Two-thirds of those who considered themselves to be in precarious employment and were working additional unpaid hours, put at an average of 11 per week, were women. Some respondents suggested that their employment status had an impact on major life decisions such as having children.
Full report on The Irish Times site