Minimum wage rise 'hardly enough to lift a family out of poverty', says Brendan Howlin

New plans to increase the minimum wage by just 10c will fail to lift struggling families out of poverty and mean initial programme for government ambitions to address sub-standard salaries will not now be met until 2029.

Tue, 19 Jul, 2016 - 17:11

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Reporter

New plans to increase the minimum wage by just 10c will fail to lift struggling families out of poverty, according to Brendan Howlin.

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