MLSA Membership Types - What It Costs

Full Member

0.7% of basic salary excluding allowances

• Member status CURRENT
• Payment by deduction at source (DAS) or annual electronic fund transfer / cheque
• Automatic pro-rata deductions for reduced hours if member pays by DAS
• Monthly standing order payment can be arranged if employer does not support DAS.
• Full membership benefits:
  • Individual representation
  • Collective representation
  • Voting rights
  • Correspondence rights (website access, newsletters and member emails)
  • Access to MLSA Rewards and salary protection (Cornmarket products)

Note: It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that subscriptions commence and continue, otherwise membership can be deemed to lapse after 3 months non-payment.

Note: Payment by DAS is an arrangement with the employer’s payroll department and ceases if a member moves to a different payroll.

Student member

FREE

• Member Status STUDENT
• Available for fulltime undergraduate students for the period of their course and clinical placement.
• Membership Benefits and Restrictions:
  • Collective representation on issues affecting students
  • Correspondence rights (website access, newsletters and member emails)
  • No individual representation because students are not employees
  • MLSA Rewards and salary protection not applicable as students do not have a salary.
  • No voting rights

Note: Student membership lapses once the member has completed or left the undergraduate course. Individuals must then notify the MLSA to arrange for payment of subscriptions if they wish to become full members.

Unpaid Maternity Leave

Free for duration of unpaid leave

• Member status MATERNITY LEAVE
• For members who notify the MLSA of upcoming unpaid maternity leave.
• Members must continue subscriptions during paid maternity leave to avail of free membership during unpaid maternity leave.
• Members with salary protection should contact Cornmarket to discuss their policy subscription.
• It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that subscriptions recommence on their return to work, otherwise membership can be deemed to lapse from 3 months after return.
• Full membership benefits continue during the unpaid maternity leave.

Note: Members who do not notify the MLSA that they will be on unpaid maternity leave risk their membership lapsing if their subscriptions cease for more than 3 months.

Unpaid Sick Leave, Compassionate Leave or fulltime Carer’s Leave

Free for first year

• Member status SICK LEAVE
• For members who notify the MLSA of upcoming unpaid sick leave, compassionate leave or fulltime carer’s leave.
• Members must continue subscriptions during paid sick leave to avail of free membership during unpaid sick leave.
• It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that subscriptions recommence on their return to work, otherwise membership can be deemed to lapse from 3 months after return.
• After the first year of unpaid sick leave, compassionate leave or fulltime carer’s leave or if the member is moved to TRR, the member should contact head office to arrange extended sick leave membership  - see below.
• Full membership benefits continue during the first year of unpaid sick leave, compassionate leave or fulltime carer’s leave.

Note: Members who do not notify the MLSA that they will be on unpaid sick leave, compassionate leave or fulltime carer’s leave risk their membership lapsing if their subscriptions cease for more than 3 months.

Note: Members on Carer’s Leave who work part-time as a medical scientist must continue to pay subscriptions pro-rata.

Extended unpaid sick leave, Compassionate Leave or fulltime Carer’s Leave

€25 / year.

• Member status EXTENDED SICK LEAVE

• For members who notify the MLSA of extended unpaid sick leave, TRR, compassionate leave or fulltime carer’s leave.

• Members must continue subscriptions during paid sick leave to avail of grace membership during extended unpaid sick leave or TRR.
• It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that subscriptions recommence on their return to work, otherwise membership can be deemed to lapse from 3 months after return.
• Membership Benefits and Restrictions:
  
  • Collective and individual representation
  • Correspondence rights (website access, newsletters and member emails).
  • Salary protection will either be activated or not applicable
  • No voting rights

Note: Members who do not notify the MLSA that they will be on extended unpaid sick leave, TRR, compassionate leave or fulltime carer’s leave risk their membership lapsing if if their subscriptions cease for more than 3 months.

Note: Members on Carer’s Leave who work part-time as a medical scientist must continue to pay subscriptions pro-rata.

Correspondence membership

€25 / year.

• Member status CORRESPONDENCE
• Current members who notify the MLSA that they are taking a career break or changing profession but wish to remain in contact with the MLSA may apply for correspondence membership, which may be granted at the discretion of the Executive Committee.
• Membership Benefits and Restrictions:
  
  • Correspondence rights only (website access, newsletters).
  • No voting rights or representation.
  • No access to MLSA Advantages salary protection

Note: It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that subscriptions commence and continue, otherwise membership can be deemed to lapse after 3 months non-payment.

Retired correspondence membership

FREE

• Member status RETIRED CORRESPONDENCE
• For retiring members who advise the MLSA of their retirement and who provide a valid personal email address.
• Membership Benefits and Restrictions:
  • Correspondence rights only (website access, newsletters).
  • No voting rights or representation.
  • No access to salary protection
  • Retired members can choose to unsubscribe at any time.

Members who retire without notifying the MLSA or who do not provide a personal email address will be recorded as Retired in their Member Status and will no longer have website access or receive MLSA newsletters.