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#Living wage
# living-wage - Saturday 1 February, 2020
Minimum wage increases to €10.10 an hour from today
It represents a 3% increase, or an extra 30c an hour.
# living-wage - Wednesday 3 July, 2019
Poll: Should the minimum wage be increased to €12.30 per hour to reflect the living wage?
The current national minimum wage is €9.80 per hour.
Housing crisis drives 40c increase in Living Wage to €12.30 per hour
The report also said there were increased costs in energy in the last 12 months.
# living-wage - Friday 3 May, 2019
Beauty company Lush is taking a 'long-term view' with the living wage - despite a profit dip
The cosmetics company began paying the living wage to staff in 2017.
# living-wage - Tuesday 22 January, 2019
Aldi set to hire 500 new employees this year
The discount supermarket chain plans to open seven new stores in Ireland in 2019.
Poll: Should a living wage be introduced in Ireland?
€11.90 per hour has been recommended as an appropriate living wage.
# living-wage - Monday 17 December, 2018
Opinion: Debunking the myth of the squeezed middle
High earners pay more tax but they also benefit from the fact workers in the service industry get paid low wages, writes Killian Donoghue.
# living-wage - Wednesday 19 September, 2018
'Compliments and commendations don't put meals on tables': Defence Forces families march on Leinster House
The government insists work is under way to address pay and conditions of Defence Forces personnel.
# living-wage - Monday 10 September, 2018
'If we don't pay our Defence Forces a decent wage, we will lose talented, educated young people'
Young Fine Gael wants its senior party colleagues to change conditions for soldiers being paid ‘the lowest average wage in the public sector’.
# living-wage - Saturday 14 July, 2018
Living wage: 'Ireland is an outlier in terms of its high levels of low pay'
Other countries seem to manage fine with decent wages, writes Robert Sweeney.
# living-wage - Wednesday 4 July, 2018
Rising rents have pushed the living wage up to €11.90 an hour
Despite rising housing costs, the price of food, clothing, health insurance and transport all fell in 2018.
# living-wage - Friday 5 January, 2018
Aldi staff will now earn the €11.70 an hour living wage
It is the first supermarket to commit to paying the living wage.
# living-wage - Wednesday 5 July, 2017
Poll: Do you think a living wage of €11.70 is enough?
The current housing crisis, and associated increases in rent levels, has been the main driver of the increased wage rate.
Cheaper food, but higher rent: Living wage increases to €11.70 an hour
The current housing crisis has been the main driver of the increased wage rate.
# living-wage - Thursday 27 April, 2017
One in 10 Irish workers are earning the minimum wage or less
A release from the CSO suggests that just over 10% of Irish workers are earning €9.25 an hour or less.
# living-wage - Wednesday 30 March, 2016
Poll: Should employers pay their workers at least €11.50 an hour?
Ikea is raising its pay for Irish staff to €11.50 an hour – the basic rate considered necessary to fund a decent standard of living.
# living-wage - Sunday 31 January, 2016
Here’s how much it will cost if the state becomes a living wage employer
The suggested wage at €11.50 per hour, based on the Civil Service 37 hour standard net working week, equates to an annual salary of €22,203.
# living-wage - Monday 4 January, 2016
Business owners are not happy about the new minimum wage
The wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour last week.
# living-wage - Friday 18 December, 2015
Joan: Increasing minimum wage by €2 is 'horse sense'
Which means good.
# living-wage - Monday 26 October, 2015
Aldi staff in line for pay hike as supermarket commits to raising hourly rate to €11.50
The German supermarket chain also plans to recruit over 400 new staff next year.
# living-wage - Thursday 8 October, 2015
Lidl staff to get a bump in their wages with supermarket to pay €11.50 an hour
The pay increase will be introduced from 1 November.
# living-wage - Wednesday 30 September, 2015
Poll: Should the minimum wage be raised to €11.50 an hour?
This is the estimated rate a person needs to earn to afford a decent standard of living.
# living-wage - Monday 20 July, 2015
Another 50c an hour 'won't help families with spiralling rents and extra taxes'
But business groups are against any rise in the minimum wage.
Ikea is going to pay the living wage for all its Irish workers
The flat-pack furniture chain has committed to “meaningful” pay for staff.
# living-wage - Tuesday 14 July, 2015
Should the minimum wage be raised to €11.50 an hour?
The support to increase the minimum wage has been described as “overwhelming”.
# living-wage - Monday 6 July, 2015
Do you earn enough for a minimum standard of living?
The threshold has just gone up.
# living-wage - Thursday 19 March, 2015
Saying jobs are only being created in Dublin is 'highly misleading'
One in four workers earn less than the living wage, new research has found.
# living-wage - Wednesday 18 March, 2015
The UK's minimum wage has just gone up...
Only by 20p though. Is Ireland about to follow the UK’s example? And by how much if so?
# living-wage - Monday 19 January, 2015
The top 1% could soon own more than HALF of global wealth
But how can this be reversed?
# living-wage - Sunday 6 July, 2014
1 in 5 workers earn less than the 'living wage'
Unite described the wages of workers in hospitality, administrative support and retail sectors as ‘poverty pay’.
# living-wage - Thursday 15 May, 2014
Opinion: We want to see an increase in wages – and respect – for fast food workers
Low-paid, zero hour contracts are on the rise globally, leaving workers without stability or decent quality of life.
# living-wage - Tuesday 21 January, 2014
Column: The introduction of a living wage would benefit ALL of Irish society
We shouldn’t view a living wage for employees as a burden, but as an investment: it would be one of the most effective ways to stimulate the economy, writes Ciaran Garrett.
# living-wage - Monday 9 December, 2013
Spanish PM says falling wages help save jobs
“It is better to bet on earning a little bit less and maintain as many jobs as possible” – do you agree with Mariano Rajoy?
# living-wage - Saturday 30 November, 2013
Joan Burton admits Labour's failures on living standards
Meanwhile, Public Expenditure and Reform Minister Brendan Howlin has pledged to repeal the law on emergency public sector pay cuts.
# living-wage - Thursday 28 November, 2013
Joan Burton calls for 'living wage' ahead of Labour Party conference
The Social Protection Minister has made the case for a wage increase that she argues would reduce welfare spend and increase tax revenue.
Joan Burton: Why it's time to talk about a Living Wage for Ireland
Our social welfare system already supports those in work by topping-up low wages. This is why a Living Wage could increase tax revenue and decrease spending on benefits, the Social Protection Minister argues.
# living-wage - Saturday 2 November, 2013
Burton calls for 'living wage' and says welfare state makes employers 'efficient'
The Minister for Social Protection has made a significant speech on the welfare state today.
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Poll: Have you started any new TV series recently?
PEOPLE AROUND IRELAND and across the world are spending a lot more time indoors than most of us are used to.
This means evenings in, more free time and finding ways to keep children occupied.
Between Netflix, Amazon Prime and the latest Disney+ and regular television channels, there are plenty of ways to watch the latest series or catch up on some older ones.
Let us know which shows you’ve been watching in the comments.
So today we’re asking: Have you started any new TV series recently?
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No, I still don't have time (1173)
No, I'm not interested (1096)
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By Conor Casey
Conor Casey of Trinity College says a challenge to the new legislation would be unlikely to succeed.
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