Latest: Union gives gaurded welcome to 30c increase in Minimum Wage

Latest: Trade union Unite has said that the new National Minimum Wage rate of €9.55 is still over €2 short of the Living Wage, calculated this year as €11.70 per hour.

Update 7.23pm: Trade union Unite has said that the new National Minimum Wage rate of €9.55 is still over €2 short of the Living Wage, calculated this year as €11.70 per hour.

Unite regional secretary Jimmy Kelly pointed out that today’s increase follows what he described as the ‘derisory’ increase of 10 cents last year.