A chara, - My brother is rostered to work 114 hours this week. This includes working straight through from 8 a.m. on Sunday morning until Tuesday evening without a break. He is not a bus driver or a train driver. He is not a teacher, a nurse or a member of the Garda Siochana.
He is a junior doctor entrusted with the scheduled and emergency treatment of patients and is paid for only 80 hours, working 34 additional hours for nothing. He works unpaid for more hours than teachers work in a week. On average, this works out at less than £4.40 per hour over 114 hours. Is this a record ? It certainly epitomises GUBU in 21st century Ireland. - Is mise, Oonagh Monahan,
Cloondara, Ballisodare, Co Sligo.