A curious story and begs the question where else is this kind of pay rate & working conditions is being conducted.
The Irish minimum wage is apparently 7 Euros an hour, the UK minimum wage is £4.85 an hour. The girl concened was working 12 hours 7 days a week for the pittance of 75 per hour. To say the least it disgraceful; the job agency concened and the shipping company itself employed someone, and it matters not who at this dreadful wage. We know of course that job agencies have a nice mark up in its contract with the company and probably may have enjoyed an income up to two or three times or even more the wage of the girl concerned.
It is good that the Irisjh trade union concerned took the issue up and reached a deal for the girl concerned. If the agency and the Irish Ferries had paid the minimum wage in the first place then they would not have had to be embarrasssed.
SIPTU