Absent NUI Galway employee paid €90k by college during leave
A staff member at NUI Galway was paid more than €90,000 while absent on grounds that did not meet the university’s own rules around payments for sabbatical leave.
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SUBSCRIBENiall Murray, Education Correspondent
A staff member at NUI Galway was paid more than €90,000 while absent on grounds that did not meet the university’s own rules around payments for sabbatical leave.
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