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Minimum wage set to be scrapped by 2026 as Government moves to implement living wage
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced the draft plan today.
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Tánaiste Leo Varadkar announced the draft plan today.
Following recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, the Irish minimum wage has increased on a yearly basis from 2016 onwards.
Ireland has one of the highest levels of low pay in the EU, something we can no longer ignore, writes SIPTU’s Michael Taft.
The national minimum wage is €10.20 per hour
Young workers have been hardest hit by the pandemic: with 59% of people aged 15-24 unemployed in March.
An increase to the ‘living wage’ is in the programme for government.
With cost of living taken into account, Ireland has just the seventh-highest minimum wage in Europe.
There was no evidence that firms reduced their number of employees in response to the minimum wage increase.
Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys said 122,000 low-paid workers would benefit from the increase.
ICTU was unhappy that members would not recommend an increase of more than 1%.
Retail, accommodation and food sectors employ half of all minimum wage workers in Ireland.
It represents a 3% increase, or an extra 30c an hour.
The government has defended the ad.
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The proposed introduction was initially deferred because of uncertainty over Brexit.
The increase was set to take the minimum wage past the €10 mark for the first time.
Ireland’s minimum hourly wage is more than €2 less than the appropriate living wage recommended in a European Union report.
€11.90 per hour has been recommended as an appropriate living wage.
After three weeks of large scale protests, Macron announced last night that the minimum wage would be increased.
Those on minimum wage are more likely to transition to higher pay than remain on the minimum wage, a study showed.
The current minimum wage is €2.35 below the living wage?
Other countries seem to manage fine with decent wages, writes Robert Sweeney.
A previous increase in the rate did not lead to greater unemployment among minimum wage workers.
It’s been argued that an increase in the minimum wage would lead to more unemployment among minimum wage workers.
The new Bill to be published this week aims to tackle the casualisation of work.
An ESRI report said this was because women were more likely to work in part-time jobs or smaller firms.
The ‘living wage’ currently stands at €11.70 an hour.
A release from the CSO suggests that just over 10% of Irish workers are earning €9.25 an hour or less.
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The Low Pay Commission have recommended raising the minimum wage from €9.15 to €9.25,
Unite and the Small Firms Association go head to head.
New research has found that most low-paid workers actually live in homes with above-average incomes.
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.
The wage increased from €8.65 to €9.15 per hour last week.
It’s an increase of 50c on the old rate.
This is the estimated rate a person needs to earn to afford a decent standard of living.
The Low Pay Commission has issued its report. ISME says there’s “no justifiable economic argument” for the increase.
But business groups are against any rise in the minimum wage.
The flat-pack furniture chain has committed to “meaningful” pay for staff.