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Working in Customs Ireland

  • 21-01-2025 03:27PM
    #1
    josieob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2 ✭


    Id advise anyone who is looking to apply for a job in customs in Ireland not to bother. The salary is disgraceful and your expected to stay behind your time, for example start at 5am meant to leave at 1pm, but you have to stay until 5.30pm. You cant claim overtime unless your a HEO but you can get the time back in lieu, but when this happens theres no staff to cover the jobs. Your paid at a clerical officer grade, work on a 24 hour roster, you receive 25% shift allowance on top of salary but your expected to seize drugs, cigarettes, tobacco, alcohol, money etc. Your dealing with the public who if caught smuggling is very aggressive towards you. You have to arrest them and bring them to court, all whilst being paid as a clerical officer. There is no staff because everyone leaves as soon as they get a chance. They provide no tea,coffee or milk but expect you to stay out in minus degree weather. You get no bonuses or commission. No other country in the EU treats their custom officers this way. The only good thing id say is, is that we dont look after immigration thats a specific unit in the gards.

    We should be paid a different grade, and be paid overtime, or be able to choose not to do overtime and go home. Each station is treated differently, wether they work in a mail centre, an airport or the ports.

    Revenue Commissioners need to look after their staff.



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