Workers pay price to stay in rat race

EMPLOYEES are damaging their health by working long hours because they cannot afford to take a pay cut, a study has revealed.

Staff are working excessive hours, commuting times are increasing and there’s a chronic shortage of parking spaces in towns and cities, according to the study.

Trinity College statistics lecturer Dr Eileen Drew, who led the survey, told delegates at the SIPTU women’s conference in Galway that traditional working times must change.