Polling Clerk (wage?)

fin12 · 12-06-2015 12:18AM

cal_chi wrote: »

I got neither notification of having been paid nor payslip, just the money deposited in my account. Seems each constituency is different. Now, why does that not surprise me? <rolleyes>

Ya i know what you mean, I rang my returning officer's office today asking for my payslip and they said they would email it to me, didnt get it by the end of the day, its just annoying cause i dont want to be hassling them, its just I need it for the dole office, I'l probably end up going in there in person tomorrow because I want to go to the dole office tomorrow and I've already been to the office once before because I had to get them to fill in this form for the dole office, they're going to think I'm a right pain in the arse now.

fin12 · 17-06-2015 05:36PM

Got my payslip by email.

fin12 · 24-07-2015 02:52PM

Hey guys I know this is really far away but I'm just wondering if I worked on the referendum in May is there a good chance Il get to work as a poll clerk in the next general election because there has to be a general election by April 2016

uck51js9zml2yt · 24-07-2015 03:08PM

fin12 wrote: »

Hey guys I know this is really far away but I'm just wondering if I worked on the referendum in May is there a good chance Il get to work as a poll clerk in the next general election because there has to be a general election by April 2016

Apply when its called and say you worked on the last one.

fin12 · 24-07-2015 03:09PM

Lorelai Most Painkiller wrote: »

Apply when its called and say you worked on the last one.

ok thanks.

Mayo4sam14 · 12-02-2016 01:06PM

Does anyone know the rate of pay for the election in two weeks time?

Lard · 12-02-2016 08:57PM

I did polling clerk in the last referendum and i got net 260.00 . i think i paid 90.00 euro tax .

Daenarys · 12-02-2016 09:24PM

NB for anyone on Jobseekers doing polling clerk etc. be warned, you'll be means tested and you will be docked a weeks payment because you're not allowed earn that much in one day.

Plus they hound you (my local office did!) for your payslips and p45 from your one day of work and that takes forever to get it out of the returning officer.

fin12 · 13-02-2016 05:35PM

Ya but it's still worth doing it when ur on jobseekers, I got docked a full week last year which is only fair and nothing more so I actually earned more money than they docked.

fin12 · 13-02-2016 05:37PM

Lard wrote: »

I did polling clerk in the last referendum and i got net 260.00 . i think i paid 90.00 euro tax .

Did u not get ur tax back? What I do is register with revenue before you get paid, get the employer registration number from the sheriffs office and give it to revenue say you will be working as a poll clerk and will be getting payed, that way u avoid emergency tax, I paid like under a tenner in tax last time.

Wanderer2010 · 14-02-2016 12:18PM

I thought the only way to get this job is if your father/mother before you, who was usually a teacher, passed on the job to you, and you were in for life. As long as I'm going to my local polling station its always been the same heads decade after decade. I think they should stop teachers who are on a comfortable wage from doing this and instead offer it to local unemployed people.

fin12 · 14-02-2016 02:23PM

Wanderer2010 wrote: »

I thought the only way to get this job is if your father/mother before you, who was usually a teacher, passed on the job to you, and you were in for life. As long as I'm going to my local polling station its always been the same heads decade after decade. I think they should stop teachers who are on a comfortable wage from doing this and instead offer it to local unemployed people.

It's not like that anymore, I applied online, don't have any connections to anyone doing polling work and got the job last year, I was unemployed as well at the time last year so they were giving preference to unemployed, u will have the poll clerk job for as long as u want as long as u are also available to do a referendum and election, if u miss one ur gone.... I think the counting is a lot harder to get into, I asked in the sheriffs office how to apply to do the count and they couldn't really give any information, just said if they heard something they'd let me know.

Daenarys · 16-02-2016 12:28AM

fin12 wrote: »

Did u not get ur tax back? What I do is register with revenue before you get paid, get the employer registration number from the sheriffs office and give it to revenue say you will be working as a poll clerk and will be getting payed, that way u avoid emergency tax, I paid like under a tenner in tax last time.

I did all that but still got emergency taxed :rolleyes:

I only came out with about 260 aswell and put it all on my credit card to bring down the debt and thinking I would only be docked a days jobseekers in a few weeks time, but no.....a full entire week was docked. I had zero money to live on that week, had to get a loan from my friend.

The way I saw it was I did a 16hour day for 72euro. I wouldn't have done it, knowing I'd be down 188euro a few weeks later. It's not like there's an election or referendum every bloody week to earn that much in a day like.

You're better off doing it when you're working, days holidays and nice handy earner and you won't lose a weeks wages after it.

fin12 · 25-02-2016 09:48PM

Hey to all fellow Poll Clerks, hope everyone has a great day at work 2morrow.....

uck51js9zml2yt · 25-02-2016 09:56PM

Im doing presiding offer so up at the crack of dawn tomorrow and again on Saturday for an even longer day/night/day counting......

I have learned that a hot meal is a necessity on the day and have pre-ordered a delivery for 6pm.

MArvin.ie are giving 25% off with the code ABC25.

endacl · 25-02-2016 09:56PM

fin12 wrote: »

Im on Job seekers allowance and I was told that I will lose a weeks payment.

(266-180)/12=€7.10 per hour or thereabouts.

Hardly worth your while? I'd query this. It's less than the minimum wage. Substantially less for a 14 hour poll, or if polling is extended.

fin12 · 25-02-2016 10:00PM

endacl wrote: »

(266-180)/12=€7.10 per hour or thereabouts.

Hardly worth your while? I'd query this. It's less than the minimum wage. Substantially less for a 14 hour poll, or if polling is extended.

That was last year it was worth my while I got a lot more than my weeks social welfare payment, I'm working full time now so will prop got less this year but I actually really like the job..

fin12 · 25-02-2016 10:01PM

Lorelai Most Painkiller wrote: »

Im doing presiding offer so up at the crack of dawn tomorrow and again on Saturday for an even longer day/night/day counting......

I have learned that a hot meal is a necessity on the day and have pre-ordered a delivery for 6pm.

MArvin.ie are giving 25% off with the code ABC25.

Cool, I asked about doing the count but seems it's hard to get a job for that, do u usually get into that if someone else pulls out?

Daenarys · 25-02-2016 10:03PM

endacl wrote: »

(266-180)/12=€7.10 per hour or thereabouts.

Hardly worth your while? I'd query this. It's less than the minimum wage. Substantially less for a 14 hour poll, or if polling is extended.

Exactly, I was at my polling station in a very rural area for 16 hours, only the presiding officer and myself to set the place up and take the place down and pack everything securely etc. then wait and wait for the gardai to turn up.

Like I said in my previous post I did the 16 hour shift for 72 euro when I took my jobseekers week off it. Painful.

uck51js9zml2yt · 25-02-2016 10:19PM

fin12 wrote: »

Cool, I asked about doing the count but seems it's hard to get a job for that, do u usually get into that if someone else pulls out?

I just checked my payslip for last year.
Counting Clerk was 250 for a 20 hour day.
Presiding officer at the polling station was 500.

I've been doing counting since 2012 . I just applied when I heard an election was coming up giving all my details. Name,address, pps phone number and if i had don it before, saying so.

After a few years I also applied for polling clerk and last year for presiding officer. Same job but more money and responsibility. There is also the risk of not being paid if ballots arent stamped correctly and being brought to court if someone feels you handled the vote badly.

This year, I just got a call from the office for both positions.

fin12 · 25-02-2016 10:33PM

Lorelai Most Painkiller wrote: »

I just checked my payslip for last year.
Counting Clerk was 250 for a 20 hour day.
Presiding officer at the polling station was 500.

I've been doing counting since 2012 . I just applied when I heard an election was coming up giving all my details. Name,address, pps phone number and if i had don it before, saying so.

After a few years I also applied for polling clerk and last year for presiding officer. Same job but more money and responsibility. There is also the risk of not being paid if ballots arent stamped correctly and being brought to court if someone feels you handled the vote badly.

This year, I just got a call from the office for both positions.

Oh right I've. Only come across the application for polling clerk not for counting clerk or presiding officer,

uck51js9zml2yt · 25-02-2016 11:10PM

fin12 wrote: »

Oh right I've. Only come across the application for polling clerk not for counting clerk or presiding officer,

You would need to be working a few years to get presiding officer and have voting clerk experience.

Lots of new people every year counting plus the more experienced ones doing it years.
It wouldn't work if it was all newbies.

fin12 · 25-02-2016 11:14PM

Lorelai Most Painkiller wrote: »

You would need to be working a few years to get presiding officer and have voting clerk experience.

Lots of new people every year counting plus the more experienced ones doing it years.
It wouldn't work if it was all newbies.

Oh right thanks.:):)

Seesee · 27-02-2016 02:37PM

Found yesterday very hard due to conditions - door open the whole day and heating in hall not working so very cold. Also very poor facilities with no way to heat food so picked at snacky type food all day. I do think the lack of a hot meal is very hard to take so will have organise a delivery or something for the next time. I ended up going home at the end of the 16 hours with a migraine and fell into bed crying with the cold. I know it is well paid but it is a very long hard day. Having said that, the people I encountered were all very nice and it's good to feel you are part of the democratic process. And I will be glad of the money when it comes in!

McSween · 27-02-2016 03:07PM

How does the payment affect job seekers benefit?

fin12 · 27-02-2016 03:10PM

McSween wrote: »

How does the payment affect job seekers benefit?

They will cut a weeks payment.

fin12 · 27-02-2016 03:15PM

Seesee wrote: »

Found yesterday very hard due to conditions - door open the whole day and heating in hall not working so very cold. Also very poor facilities with no way to heat food so picked at snacky type food all day. I do think the lack of a hot meal is very hard to take so will have organise a delivery or something for the next time. I ended up going home at the end of the 16 hours with a migraine and fell into bed crying with the cold. I know it is well paid but it is a very long hard day. Having said that, the people I encountered were all very nice and it's good to feel you are part of the democratic process. And I will be glad of the money when it comes in!

Ya sorry to hear that, hope u feel better today, ya the hall we were in was freezing as well, I wish I brought soup but I forgot, il know for next time, we had a few assholes who had attitude problem when asked for their polling card and then if they didn't have that we asked for their I'd but it was only a handful,majority very nice.

uck51js9zml2yt · 27-02-2016 05:15PM

Seesee wrote: »

Found yesterday very hard due to conditions - door open the whole day and heating in hall not working so very cold. Also very poor facilities with no way to heat food so picked at snacky type food all day. I do think the lack of a hot meal is very hard to take so will have organise a delivery or something for the next time. I ended up going home at the end of the 16 hours with a migraine and fell into bed crying with the cold. I know it is well paid but it is a very long hard day. Having said that, the people I encountered were all very nice and it's good to feel you are part of the democratic process. And I will be glad of the money when it comes in!

We had a nice warm hall with kitchen.
I cracked it long ago by pre ordering a take away to arrive for dinner time.

On the count now and for see a very long day.:)

gaza4 · 15-03-2016 11:23PM

how long does it take for payment to come though, i was told usually about 3 weeks so that would be this week but with paddys day i would be surprised to see anything come through

fin12 · 16-03-2016 12:24AM

gaza4 wrote: »

how long does it take for payment to come though, i was told usually about 3 weeks so that would be this week but with paddys day i would be surprised to see anything come through

I think it will be the following week.

Polling Clerk (wage?)

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