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Student nurses to see pay increase from March 1

The rate to be set is at 70% of the staff nurse rate of pay, which means that student nurse pay will increase to €9.49 per hour

Student nurses will see pay increases from March of this year, following an agreement reached by the government and representative bodies such as the IMNO and SIPTU.

From March 1 the restoration of pay for students on 36 week placement …

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Student nurses protest against “training” wage of €6.49 an hour

Graduate nurses salariy cut by €4,000 as the HSE increases working hours and the INMO claim that management is in breach of national minimum wage legislation.

James Prendergast

Deputy News Editor

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) has launched its “Everybody Loves Nurses” campaign against the reduction in starting salary of graduate nurses by ¤4,000 to ¤22,000 and the payment of below minimum wage salaries …