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A Galway employer has told her seven employees that if Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton’s proposal - that employers should pay the first four weeks of employees’ sick pay - goes ahead they will lose their jobs. The company will instead downsize to become a sole trader.

Employees working in a small business earn just under €35,000 per annum on average, according to findings of the Small Firms Association.

It’s typical of the media in this country - we pick an issue, focus on it, give it endless column inches and time on the airwaves, while other equally damning issues get swept under the carpet.