Precarious employment outlook jeopardising Irish academia

The Irish Precarity Network, a group of academics, researchers, and educators, is warning that precarious employment is having a devastating impact on the Irish higher education sector.

Precarious employment in Irish colleges is leaving many academic staff unable to secure bank loans, afford healthcare, find accommodation, start families, or get above the poverty line.

That’s according to the Irish Precarity Network, a group of academics, researchers, and educators who are warning that precarious employment is having a devastating impact on the Irish higher education sector.