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Forty-six FÁS instructors and six general staff on temporary contracts are being let go without any compensation, according to SIPTU.

The cutbacks are part of a plan by the state training agency to deliver savings of 3% in its wage bill to meet the Government's public-sector targets.

The staff members received the news at the same time as they learned through the media that the organisation's former director general is reported likely to receive a 'golden handshake' worth at least €300,000.

The staff members affected earn between €27,000 and €51,000.
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I'm speechless too.
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Has the expenses budget been given a haircut....

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Shocking really, can it get any worse?
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So, the 500k pay for the head guy would pay how many of these temp staff?
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Shocking is the only word for it.

And I thought I was too cynical to be shocked
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The thing is though that if they were contractors or on temporary contracts, FÁS have done nothing wrong. All they have to do is give 1 weeks notice or pay in lieu. Sad, but true.
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Oh yes there are. For *&$% sake, is there no*&%ing gib£"^% with any cop%$£^*ING on to manage news these days.

Sack 46 who earn between €25k to €51k, and pay the chair €300,000 to &*%^ off!
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The thing is though that if they were contractors or on temporary contracts, FÁS have done nothing wrong. All they have to do is give 1 weeks notice or pay in lieu. Sad, but true.
Yes, very sad that it happened in the week when the man who presided over the waste of loads of money got a 500k pay-off when he resigned, gr8 country, gr8 flooking country.
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Yes, very sad that it happened in the week when the man who presided over the waste of loads of money got a 500k pay-off when he resigned, gr8 country, gr8 flooking country.
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