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.

Latest: Union gives gaurded welcome to 30c increase in Minimum Wage
Tue, 18 Jul, 2017 - 14:55

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.

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