Student nurses campaign for higher graduate wages

Student nurses are calling on the Health Minister to raise their pay when they graduate from college.

Student nurses campaign for higher graduate wages

Student nurses are calling on the Health Minister to raise their pay when they graduate from college.

The starting rate on the current graduate programme is €22,000 per year – equivalent to €10.85 per hour. However, USI representatives say nurses are being paid only €6.49 per hour for the first nine months of their employment on an internship scheme.

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