CHILDCARE workers are set for “improved” pay rates after a minister backed a new wage-setting forum today. Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O'Gorman, has recommended that a Joint Labour Committee is set up for the early learning and care and school-age childcare sector. Read MoreThe minister’s recommendation follows a commitment in the programme for government to set up a joint labour committee (JLC) for the sector. “The minister's recommendation gives these essential workers a clear pathway towards better pay, conditions and ultimately recognition,” he said. Interested parties were invited to discuss how best to address pay and conditions and how a joint labour committee might support this.

Source: Irish Independent March 12, 2021 13:18 UTC