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Our laws, policies and systems are meant to protect the most vulnerable in our societies, but are they actually working as they should? Walk in the shoes of gig workers, women doctors and drunk kids as our speakers tell us more about how our systems view them. To hear more, join us at 7pm at the Harcourt Bar and Garden.
What do we do with drunk kids?
Philip James
(Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing)
Did you know more people die from overdoses than car accidents? People normally wait 15 years before they access treatment. My research uncovers barriers to help people get care sooner.
What do we know about how women doctor’s experience of motherhood in the EU/UK?
Sanjana Biju
(Research Assistant and PhD student, University of Galway)
Research from the US shows that women doctor face challenges while navigating motherhood (e.g. long working hours). This could affect doctor wellbeing, recruitment, and retention rates. What do we know doctor-mothers in Europe?
The Gig is Up? Employment Law and the Platform Economy
Michael Doherty
(Prof of Law, Maynooth University)
This talk looks at how people who work in the gig economy are currently protected under employment law in Ireland. Do platform workers have any rights to minimum wages, holidays and holiday pay, and other employment protections that are taken for granted by workers in the ‘traditional economy? Are platform workers ‘employees’ at all for the purposes of employment law?
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