Ministers to approve 80c minimum wage increase from January

The Low Pay Commission has stressed that the minimum wage alone cannot compensate workers for inflation and recent increases in the cost of living. File picture

Ministers are to sign off on an 80c increase to the minimum wage bringing it to €11.30 per hour from January.

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar is also expected to recommend that the Living Wage, which is not mandatory, be set at €13.10 for next year, when Cabinet meet tomorrow morning.