Minimum wage workers most likely to work in sector worst affected by Covid-ESRI

The ESRI's latest research found most minimum wage workers in Ireland work in retail and hospitality-two sectors badly hit by Covid-19 public health restrictions. Picture: Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie

A person earning minimum wage in Ireland is more likely to work in the sectors worst affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

New analysis of minimum wage workers across Europe has been carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).