IMPACT will host a special pre-Budget briefing on Wednesday (21st September), focusing on the community and voluntary sector, and the urgent need for funding and pay restoration in the sector.

IMPACT will present the findings and recommendations from its the Caring - At What Cost? research. The briefing will also include workplace testimonials from IMPACT members working in the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, youth work and homeless services, outlining the challenges they face working in the sector.

IMPACT organiser Joe O’Connor: “Pay restoration in public and private sector is already happening, and with a small number of employers in the community and voluntary sector restoring pay, it’s essential that the sector is adequately funded in order to ensure workers in the sector are not unfairly left behind.”

The briefing will also be addressed by IMPACT Health & Welfare national secretary Eamonn Donnelly and conclude with a questions and answers session.

The event takes place at 11am, at the Dun’s Library, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, Frederick House, No.6 Kildare Street, Dublin 2.

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Related: ‘Caring- At What Cost?’ campaign newsletter - September 2016