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#837 Is Working for the State Like Winning the Lottery? With Cormac Lucey
In this episode, Niall speaks to economist and Irish Sunday Times columnist Cormac Lucey about the growing divide between working in Ireland’s public and private sectors.
Recent figures indicate that, during one working year, Gardaí took an average of approximately 18 sick days each, HSE employees, including nurses and doctors, averaged about 15 days, while teachers averaged roughly eight days. The figures are recorded differently across the various public services, so direct comparisons must be treated with caution, but they still raise questions about absenteeism, sick pay and…
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