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#Minimum Wage
# minimum-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.
# minimum-wage - Sunday 19 January, 2020
Fine Gael accused of 'buying the election' after government advert appears on front page of newspaper
The government has defended the ad.
# minimum-wage - Saturday 21 December, 2019
How much is the minimum wage set to go up by next year? It's the week in numbers
Plus: The average rent of a house in Ireland.
# minimum-wage - Thursday 19 December, 2019
Minimum wage to increase to €10.10 per hour from February
The proposed introduction was initially deferred because of uncertainty over Brexit.
# minimum-wage - Tuesday 8 October, 2019
30 cent minimum wage increase deferred due to threat of no-deal Brexit
The increase was set to take the minimum wage past the €10 mark for the first time.
# minimum-wage - Thursday 7 March, 2019
How the 50c minimum wage increase affected wage inequality
Ireland’s minimum hourly wage is more than €2 less than the appropriate living wage recommended in a European Union report.
# minimum-wage - Tuesday 22 January, 2019
Poll: Should a living wage be introduced in Ireland?
€11.90 per hour has been recommended as an appropriate living wage.
# minimum-wage - Tuesday 11 December, 2018
'For us, this is nonsense': Yellow vest protesters slam Macron's 'crumbs' speech
After three weeks of large scale protests, Macron announced last night that the minimum wage would be increased.
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 3 October, 2018
'Low wage trap': Part-time employees and non-Irish nationals more likely to stay on minimum wage
Those on minimum wage are more likely to transition to higher pay than remain on the minimum wage, a study showed.
# minimum-wage - Saturday 14 July, 2018
Poll: Should the minimum wage be increased by 25% to €11.90 an hour?
The current minimum wage is €2.35 below the living wage?
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.
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 18 April, 2018
Poll: Should the minimum wage be raised?
A previous increase in the rate did not lead to greater unemployment among minimum wage workers.
After we increased the minimum wage in 2016, unemployment didn’t go up (contrary to warnings)
It’s been argued that an increase in the minimum wage would lead to more unemployment among minimum wage workers.
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 6 December, 2017
Zero-hour contracts to be banned in most cases under new law
The new Bill to be published this week aims to tackle the casualisation of work.
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 1 November, 2017
Almost 7% of women earn the minimum wage, compared to less than 3% of men
An ESRI report said this was because women were more likely to work in part-time jobs or smaller firms.
# minimum-wage - Tuesday 18 July, 2017
Minimum wage: Taoiseach welcomes recommendation of €9.55 per hour
The ‘living wage’ currently stands at €11.70 an hour.
# minimum-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.
# minimum-wage - Sunday 16 October, 2016
FactCheck: How many workers are on the minimum wage?
FactCheck attempts to referee a post-Budget dispute between a Fine Gael Junior Minister and an AAA-PBP TD.
# minimum-wage - Monday 25 July, 2016
Poll: Should the government raise the minimum wage by 10 cent?
The Low Pay Commission have recommended raising the minimum wage from €9.15 to €9.25,
Debate Room: Should we increase the minimum wage?
Unite and the Small Firms Association go head to head.
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 15 June, 2016
Why increasing the minimum wage won't lift most households out of poverty
New research has found that most low-paid workers actually live in homes with above-average incomes.
# minimum-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.
# minimum-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.
# minimum-wage - Friday 18 December, 2015
Joan: Increasing minimum wage by €2 is 'horse sense'
Which means good.
# minimum-wage - Tuesday 13 October, 2015
The minimum wage is going up to €9.15 per hour
It’s an increase of 50c on the old rate.
# minimum-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.
# minimum-wage - Tuesday 21 July, 2015
Business groups are lining up to pour scorn on the coalition's minimum wage plans
The Low Pay Commission has issued its report. ISME says there’s “no justifiable economic argument” for the increase.
# minimum-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.
# minimum-wage - Sunday 19 July, 2015
Poll: Should the minimum wage be raised?
ISME said an increase would have a “substantial knock-on effects for businesses”.
# minimum-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”.
# minimum-wage - Saturday 4 July, 2015
An election-ready Sinn Féin wants to raise wages by €1 and cut politicians' pay
Sinn Féin is embarking on a national campaign to inform voters as it believes an election is imminent.
# minimum-wage - Friday 8 May, 2015
The Irish minimum wage? It could be worse, you could live in Mexico...
Ireland’s low pay standard finishes quite high up the OECD rankings.
# minimum-wage - Friday 24 April, 2015
Ireland is losing its competitive edge
The country is still an expensive place to do business.
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 15 April, 2015
This CEO has cut his own salary and made the minimum wage at his company $70,000
Nice work if you can get it.
# minimum-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.
# minimum-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?
# minimum-wage - Wednesday 4 March, 2015
Ireland should 'embrace' a population of 10 million
And business group Ibec wants more money for infrastructure to cope with the growth.
# minimum-wage - Monday 2 March, 2015
Enda thinks his €185k salary is 'cut to the bone'? Don't tell him about zero hour contracts...
… or what it’s like living on the minimum wage.
# minimum-wage - Friday 6 February, 2015
Opinion: Raising the minimum wage sounds nice, but it could price young people out of work
A substantial minimum wage rise right now would be a very hollow victory if it meant that businesses couldn’t remain competitive and collapsed.
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Poll: When is it acceptable to start eating Easter eggs?
WHILE MANY RETAIL outlets are closed for now, you can still get your hands on easter eggs when you go for a shop.
They’ve been on sale for quite a while, but the Easter Bunny may not actually deliver eggs until Sunday week – Easter Sunday.
Any egg hunts taking place this year will look significantly different to how they may have been before the current crisis, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still tuck into one before then.
So, today we’re asking you: When is it acceptable to start eating Easter eggs?
Poll Results:
Wait until Easter Sunday (4577)
I had one last month (2284)
I may have one in the next few days (1633)
I don't eat Easter eggs (623)
Ah Good Friday is grand (380)
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
The Irish For: Although apart for now, when we reunite, it will be the stuff of poetry. Crisis survival tips from the Irish language
By Darach Ó Séaghdha - @TheIrishFor
We look to language when seeking a reassuring symbol of endurance, Darach Ó Séaghdha writes.
Larry Donnelly: The US is polarised over Trump's handling of Covid-19, but Biden has also failed to inspire voters
By Larry Donnelly - @LarryPDonnelly
Larry Donnelly says wildcards like Covid-19 will shape the Trump vs Biden race
Master pastry chef Shane Smith shares his Covid-19 isolation tips and recipes
By Shane Smith
Tuck in to your weekend food destination with master chef Shane Smith.
Opinion: Why labelling your emotions can help you cope with coronavirus anxiety
By Professor Brendan Kelly
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