To ask why TA’s in uk are paid so little compared to Irish counterparts?

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Just as the title says…SNA’s in Ireland are paid a starting salary of over 27k. Why are they only receiving 12-15k in the uk!! It’s terrible!

I don’t think I can link an actual advert as you gave to register to see the adverts as such. But I have looked and those are not FTE. Some are but they will state the hours required as full time or 0.83 etc

It’s not a great salary but it’s better than 14000 which is the equivalent in Ireland to the pay in England

Maybe it’s because TAs became more common at a time when anyone on a TA wage could also claim tax credits. The role has changed massively since then and requires much more skill than it used to, but the wage hasn’t kept up to reflect that. People do it for love and to fit in with their own children.

Income tax is higher in Ireland and you have to pay for health care.

Kids are in school for 5 hours 40 mins.

I don't know why you are so shocked that 2 different countries have different pay scales for jobs?? Also as others have indicated, you need to take £ v € into account, tax, cost of living being slightly higher etc..

TAs in Northern Ireland are paid on an hourly basis. Recent job adverts I have seen are paying £14ish an hour which is 27k FTE

No you dont, we have a public health care system.

No you don’t HAVE to…we have a two tiered system. A free and private. Those on low wages have free gp and medical cards too.

This data is for teachers rather than SNAs but shows that Ireland is at the higher end of pay for teachers across the EU/ EEA but nowhere near as high as Switzerland and Denmark and it drops to mid level once you take purchasing power into account. Data crunched in lots of different ways here https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/07/05/teachers-pay-which-countries-pay-the-most-and-the-least-in-europe .

Two different countries, two different payscales for a job, It's hardly that surprising. I'm an academic who has worked at universities in Ireland and in the UK, and my salary was substantially higher in Ireland.

Yes but it isn't a universal service like the NHS- only free if on low wages.

As far as I know, there’s no job security there, though. There’s no such thing as a permanent post, and all TA hours are reviewed each year, so may be cut for the following September.

How does that compare to the UK?

No- everyone is entitled to free public health care.

No…care is free for all. Medical card and gp visit cards are for those on low wages…also depends on outgoings. I earn over 40k and have a gp visit card.

Euros is not equivalent to pounds.
Mian reason though is no one cares about TAs. Even teachers rarely say anything about how low paid the TAs are. Some even think it is right they are low paid. Used to be a TA, would never do it again. Its a mugs job.

Irish healthcare is not free. You have co pays. Average A and E visit cost is £91.

https://www.northdoc.ie/use-e-will-charged/#:~:text=If%20you%20use%20accident%20and,Emergency%20departments

it’s free in a lot of cases and those with private insurance can claim it back.

Irish healthcare is definitely not free, €65 for GP visits, prescriptions capped at €80 a month, dentist visits outside one free annual check up cost a fortune - far from free

Ireland is a richer country than the U.K. Simple as that.

Schooling also has a higher cost than the UK

I am an sna and the qualifications stated are the lowest you need to get a job as an sna . In reality no one I work with gets an sna job with only the junior cert.
It is a better salary than the uk TA but you are constantly doing courses and upskilling.

Also healthcare is not free!
we pay private healthcare but if we need to go to the gp it’s 65 euro & 100 euro for a&e.
Under 8 I think is free gp.
we have to pay for all prescriptions as well. Very expensive when we are sick unfortunately

Sounds like OP wants some sort of clap on the back for living in Ireland. What do you want people in the UK to say, OP? Also stating all sums in EUR is a little disingenuous. Experience TA in UK is £23k which is 27 euro.

17k averge here

Not a mugs job if you've got 2 wages coming in and you want to work term time only 🤷‍♀️

but you have to pay for private cover 😳