Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----that the Government has ignored in its statement. We have witnessed a growing division in employment between those with secure jobs and good terms and the increasing number in insecure and poorly paid jobs. A statistic ignored by the Government yesterday and so far today is that, at the end of last year, there were 130,000 part-time workers who wanted, but could not find, full-time jobs. Many more were in poorly paid jobs or jobs with zero or low-hour contracts. The growing exploitation of large numbers in employment is causing serious economic and social damage. It is dragging down employment standards and forcing companies that want to provide decent employment packages to match those that do not care. Tackling this issue should be a priority. So far, though, it has not even been an after-thought. All references to the low pay commission revolve around the minimum wage, but there is a far deeper issue at stake in terms of-----

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