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Fitzsimons, Camilla; Henry, Sean; O'Neill, Jerry – Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 2022
The paper analyses how educators employed on non-permanent contracts in the non-compulsory education sector in Ireland have fared during the COVID-19 pandemic. These employees were starting from a low base in relation to the terms and conditions of their employment when their places of work dramatically pivoted online in March 2020. We argue the…
Descriptors: Temporary Employment, COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education
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Courtois, Aline; O'Keefe, Theresa – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2015
The higher education sector in Ireland has undergone major changes under the effect of neoliberalism including severe budget cuts, transfer of research funding to external agencies, reduction in permanent contracts and increased reliance on part-time, temporary staff for teaching and research roles. The neoliberalisation of the university, as in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Neoliberalism, Part Time Faculty
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Hanratty, Teresa – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2000
A literature review and survey of Irish ISO 9000 organizations employing nonstandard workers found that the growing adoption of numerical flexibility (use of part-time, temporary, and contract workers) benefits organizations more than individuals. Nonstandard workers receive limited training, which makes the validity of the ISO [International…
Descriptors: Employment Practices, Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Part Time Employment