Government is committed to ‘making work pay better’, says Taoiseach

Research from the Mandate trade union indicates almost two-thirds of people working in retail are earning less than 451 euro per week (PA)

The Government will look to respond in a meaningful way to pay concerns of retail workers who are struggling to make ends meet, the Taoiseach has said.

Leo Varadkar was commenting on the findings of a report from the Mandate trade union that indicated almost two thirds of people working in retail are earning less than €451 per week and only one in five earn more than €502 a week.