Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 9 May 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation

Banded Hours Contract Bill 2016: Discussion (Resumed)

4:00 pm

Mr. Daniel Waugh:

Yes. Plenty of students will accept an offer of one hour's work because of the fear that they would be accused of not turning up for work. There is anecdotal evidence of students working for one hour, which just pays for their transport to and from work.