# Low Pay Commission

Last year

2022

Minimum wage rise leads to less hours in some cases - but workers still benefit overall

Following recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, the Irish minimum wage has increased on a yearly basis from 2016 onwards.

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Jan 12th 2022, 7:17 AM

All time

# Living wage

Low Pay Commission to examine increasing minimum wage by €2.10 per hour

An increase to the ‘living wage’ is in the programme for government.

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Apr 15th 2021, 9:51 AM

# labour shocks

Minimum wage workers disproportionately affected by pandemic disruption, says ESRI

With cost of living taken into account, Ireland has just the seventh-highest minimum wage in Europe.

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Apr 8th 2021, 12:12 PM

# Pay dispute

Taoiseach and Mary Lou McDonald clash in Dáil as ICTU withdraws from Low Pay Commission

ICTU was unhappy that members would not recommend an increase of more than 1%.

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Sep 23rd 2020, 4:24 PM

# Extra pay

Minimum wage to increase to €10.10 per hour from February

The proposed introduction was initially deferred because of uncertainty over Brexit.

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Dec 19th 2019, 1:45 PM

Voices

'When you or I sit down in a restaurant, we need to know our tips are going directly to staff'

When a customer provides a tip after satisfactory service, they should know exactly where that money goes, writes Minister Regina Doherty.

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Jun 16th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Low Pay Commission

'Low wage trap': Part-time employees and non-Irish nationals more likely to stay on minimum wage

Those on minimum wage are more likely to transition to higher pay than remain on the minimum wage, a study showed.

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Oct 3rd 2018, 8:59 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the minimum wage be raised?

A previous increase in the rate did not lead to greater unemployment among minimum wage workers.

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Apr 18th 2018, 9:27 AM

# Low Pay Commission

After we increased the minimum wage in 2016, unemployment didn’t go up (contrary to warnings)

It’s been argued that an increase in the minimum wage would lead to more unemployment among minimum wage workers.

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Apr 18th 2018, 6:10 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should the government raise the minimum wage by 10 cent?

The Low Pay Commission have recommended raising the minimum wage from €9.15 to €9.25,

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Jul 25th 2016, 9:26 AM

# extra cash

Joan: Increasing minimum wage by €2 is 'horse sense'

Which means good.

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Dec 18th 2015, 6:06 AM

# swede as a nut

Ikea is going to pay the living wage for all its Irish workers

The flat-pack furniture chain has committed to “meaningful” pay for staff.

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Jul 20th 2015, 12:26 PM

# enough to live on

Should the minimum wage be raised to €11.50 an hour?

The support to increase the minimum wage has been described as “overwhelming”.

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Jul 14th 2015, 12:18 PM

# sweetening the deal

Enda is promising tax cuts in the next budget. And the one after that and so on...

That’s as long as his government gets re-elected, mind.

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Mar 4th 2015, 12:05 PM

# think bigger

Ireland should 'embrace' a population of 10 million

And business group Ibec wants more money for infrastructure to cope with the growth.

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Mar 4th 2015, 9:30 AM

# L'Oreal moment

Enda Kenny thinks he's 'very much' worth his €185k salary

But what do you think?

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Feb 26th 2015, 7:00 PM

# Cash Money

Here's some good news if you earn the minimum wage

A new Low Pay Commission is being set up to examine the current rate of €8.65 and whether it should be increased.

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Dec 15th 2014, 1:10 PM

# pay increases

Minister: Strong argument for raising the minimum wage as economy recovers

Ged Nash has been explaining what the Low Pay Commission is all about.

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Sep 18th 2014, 3:35 PM

# not now

Richard Bruton: Now is not the time for wage increases

The Jobs Minister’s position contrasts with those in Labour who want a Low Pay Commission.

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Aug 26th 2014, 1:01 PM