Minimum wage laws broken by 296 bosses

ALMOST 300 employers were found to have breached the minimum wage laws in the past two years, but just one prosecution was taken, the Dáil heard yesterday.

Labour leader Eamon Gilmore said there was “continuing exploitation” of low-paid workers, and raised a number of issues with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern.

“It appears that there has been an increase in the number of labour inspectors employed, which is welcome, but there has been a drop in the number of inspections carried out.”