Rise in minimum wage job vacancies last year

Study found the top three minimum wage jobs in Ireland were kitchen helpers, shop sales assistants, and bartenders

The national minimum wage increased to €12.70 at the start of 2024.

The number of job vacancy advertisements during 2024 that only paid the minimum wage increased to 15.5% after the hourly minimum rate rose to €12.70, a new study from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has found.

The study, which was funded by the Low Pay Commission, used online job vacancy data to examine minimum wage employment across the country.